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Encounter profile
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Leptomithrax gaimardii - Leptomithrax is a genus of crabs in the family Majidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1876. They have been on Earth for 37.2 million years.
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Great spider crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii
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Media items
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3
Dives
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2
Locations
Where seen
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SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
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Indicative archive pattern · 5 observations / 3 dives
Calendar-quarter observations
Jan–Mar1
Apr–Jun4
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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