Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Glyptoxanthus hancocki
cangrejo de Hancock, Hancock glyptoxanthus
Caparace width to 48 mm.
Origin and Affin. Eastern Pacific. Littoral under rocks at extreme low tide and Sublittoral to 15 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Xanthoidea
Family
Xanthidae
Genus
Glyptoxanthus
Species
hancocki
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- 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.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Glyptoxanthus hancocki", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8508. Accessed 1 November 2026.