Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Austinixa transversalis
Cangrejo xantido, Xanthid crab
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Pinnotheridae
Genus
Austinixa
Species
transversalis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pinnixa panamensis Faxon, 1893, Pinnixa transversalis (H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1842), Pinnotheres transversalis H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1842 (Ahyong, S., et al., 2023).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Garth, J.S. (1991) Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of Galápagos. Brachyura. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 123-155.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Austinixa transversalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24995. Accessed 5 November 2026.