Species sheet
Stone crab
Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792)
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Xanthe de MéditerranéeFrench (France)
- Crabe de pierre méditérranéenFrench (France)
- Xantho de MéditerranéeFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Cancer levifrons Rafinesque
- Cancer poressa
- Xantho rivulosus
- Xantho zonata
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Sources
- QUINTIN Christophe, NOËL Pierre, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 30/11/2025 : Xantho poressa : (Olivi, 1792), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1912
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 30/12/2025 : Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/6055
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 29/12/2025
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