''Pilumnoides'' is a genus of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

s in the family Pilumnoididae. The genus was erected by

Hippolyte Lucas Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas (17 January 1814 – 5 July 1899) was a French entomologist. Lucas was an assistant-naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific commission on the ex ...

in 1844. It contains the following species: *'' Pilumnoides coelhoi'' Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 –

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*'' Pilumnoides hassleri'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 – Atlantic coast of South America *'' Pilumnoides inglei'' Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 – south coast of England *'' Pilumnoides monodi'' Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 –

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*'' Pilumnoides nudifrons'' (Stimpson, 1871) –

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*'' Pilumnoides perlatus'' (Poeppig, 1836) – Pacific coast of South America *'' Pilumnoides rotundus'' Garth, 1940 – Pacific coast of the Neotropics *'' Pilumnoides rubus'' Guinot & Macpherson, 1987 – south-western Africa

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Crabs {{Eubrachyura-stub