Melybia thalamita | |
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Genus: | Melybia
Stimpson, 1871
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Species: | M. thalamita
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Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871
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Melybia forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 |
Melybia thalamita is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae, the only species in the genus Melybia. [2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico south to São Paulo, Brazil, at depths of 10–200 metres (33–656 ft). [3]