Belliidae

Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.

Belliidae
Bellia picta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Subsection:	Heterotremata
Superfamily:	Bellioidea Dana, 1852
Family:	Belliidae Dana, 1852
Genera
Acanthocyclus Bellia Corystoides Heterozius

They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of their limbs and remain in this position a long time (Hazlett).

Species

Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :^[1]

• Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
• Acanthocyclus gayi Lucas, 1844
• Acanthocyclus hassleri Rathbun, 1898
• Bellia picta H. Milne-Edwards, 1848
• Corystoides abbreviatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
• Corystoides chilensis Lucas, 1844
• Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867