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Polybius heintzi

Status not recordedcrabs and lobstersExtinct

Polybius heintzi is a species in the family Polybiidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Polybius heintzi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Polybius heintzi live?

Not recorded

Is Polybius heintzi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Polybius heintzi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPolybiidae
  6. genusPolybius
  7. SpeciesPolybius heintzi (Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2010)

Synonyms Liocarcinus heintzi

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Polybius heintzi

Other species in the same genus Polybius.

Flying crab

Polybius holsatus

PolybiidaeNo free photo yet

Vernal crab

Polybius vernalis

PolybiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Polybius heintzi?

Polybius heintzi (Polybius heintzi) belongs to the family Polybiidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Polybius heintzi (Polybius heintzi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/polybius-heintzi

MLA

“Polybius heintzi (Polybius heintzi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/polybius-heintzi.

BibTeX
@misc{polybius_heintzi_2026,
  title = {Polybius heintzi (Polybius heintzi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/polybius-heintzi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}