COMMON NAMES:
Chilean Stone Crab.
SCIENTIFIC
NAME:
Homalaspis plana.
DESCRIPTION:
Carapace reddish brown to purple on top with small subtle butterfly shaped
pattern towards rear. Undersides
of claws and carapace pale or yellow/orange. Demarcation line between purple
and yellow highly variegated. Claws black.
RANGE:
Pacific Coast of South America.
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