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Peltarion spinulosum

Peltarion spinulosum

(White, 1843)
Cangrejo Peludo
Family: Trichopeltariidae
Order: Decapoda
Class: Malacostraca
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Cangrejo de Las Malvinas.




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Peltarion is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Trichopeltariidae. It is a monotypic genus, whose only species is Peltarion spinulosum.

The species of this genus are found in Southern America.

Source: Wikipedia, article Peltarion spinulosum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 604737
  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
10/09/2024
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 450332
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/05/2015
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 398852
  Adult
Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
07/16/2011
Guillermo Enrique Rost
Foto
Photography ID: 197372
  Adult
Golfo Nuevo
Chubut
Argentina
01/04/2013
Cesar D Agostino



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217012909/10/2024ArgentinaRío NegroPlaya Piedras coloradas, Las GrutasDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
141003124/10/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaNicolas Olejnik
55168318/02/2017ArgentinaTierra del FuegoDesembocadura del río Pipo, UshuaiaAlec Earnshaw
141585305/02/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlayas de Necochea, NecocheaHugo Alberto Valderrey
56205204/01/2013ArgentinaChubutFrente a Puerto Pirámide, Golfo NuevoCesar D Agostino
28462808/10/2011ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
124435616/07/2011ArgentinaChubutPlaya km 3, Comodoro RivadaviaGuillermo Enrique Rost
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Peltarion spinulosum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.