''Pyromaia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Inachoididae
Inachoididae is a family of crabs originally erected by James Dwight Dana in 1852. It was not recognised as a valid family until the early 1980s. Its members closely resemble those of the family Inachidae
Inachidae is a family of crabs, contai ...
, containing the following species:
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Pyromaia acanthina''
Lemaitre, Campos & Bermúdez, 2001
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Pyromaia arachna''
Rathbun, 1924
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Pyromaia cuspidata
''Pyromaia cuspidata'', also known as the dartnose pear crab, is a species of crab in the family Inachoididae. This crab appears similar to '' Anasimus latus''. It is a long-legged crab with a trident-shaped rostrum, and occurs in Atlantic water ...
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Stimpson, 1871
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Pyromaia mexicana''
Rathbun, 1893
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Pyromaia propinqua''
Chace, 1940
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Pyromaia tuberculata''
(Lockington, 1877)
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Pyromaia vogelsangi''
Türkay, 1968
References
Majoidea
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