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Taxon tree

Infraorder Anomura
- Superfamily Aegloidea
- Superfamily Chirostyloidea
- Superfamily Galatheoidea
  - Family Galatheidae
  - Family Munididae
  - Family Munidopsidae
  - Family Porcellanidae
    - Genus Aliaporcellana
    - Genus Allopetrolisthes
    - Genus Ancylocheles
    - Genus Capilliporcellana
    - Genus Clastotoechus
    - Genus Enosteoides
    - Genus Euceramus
    - Genus Eulenaios
    - Genus Heteropolyonyx
    - Genus Heteroporcellana
    - Genus Liopetrolisthes
    - Genus Lissoporcellana
    - Genus Madarateuchus
    - Genus Megalobrachium
    - Genus Minyocerus
    - Genus Neopetrolisthes
    - Genus Neopisosoma
    - Genus Novorostrum
    - Genus Orthochela
    - Genus Pachycheles
    - Genus Parapetrolisthes
    - Genus Petrocheles
    - Genus Petrolisthes
      - Species Petrolisthes aegyptiacus
      - Species Petrolisthes agassizii
      - Species Petrolisthes amoenus
      - Species Petrolisthes armatus
      - Species Petrolisthes artifrons
      - Species Petrolisthes asiaticus
      - Species Petrolisthes bifidus
      - Species Petrolisthes bispinosus
      - Species Petrolisthes bolivarensis
      - Species Petrolisthes borradailei
      - Species Petrolisthes boscii
      - Species Petrolisthes brachycarpus
      - Species Petrolisthes cabrilloi
      - Species Petrolisthes caribensis
      - Species Petrolisthes carinipes
      - Species Petrolisthes celebesensis
      - Species Petrolisthes cinctipes
      - Species Petrolisthes coccineus
      - Species Petrolisthes cocoensis
      - Species Petrolisthes columbiensis
      - Species Petrolisthes crenulatus
      - Species Petrolisthes cyanochir
      - Species Petrolisthes decacanthus
      - Species Petrolisthes desmarestii
      - Species Petrolisthes dissimulatus
      - Species Petrolisthes donadio
      - Species Petrolisthes donanensis
      - Species Petrolisthes edwardsii
      - Species Petrolisthes eldredgei
      - Species Petrolisthes elegans
      - Species Petrolisthes elegantissimus
      - Species Petrolisthes elongatus
      - Species Petrolisthes eriomerus
      - Species Petrolisthes extremus
      - Species Petrolisthes fimbriatus
      - Species Petrolisthes galapagensis
      - Species Petrolisthes galathinus
      - Species Petrolisthes gertrudae
      - Species Petrolisthes glasselli
      - Species Petrolisthes gracilis
      - Species Petrolisthes granulosus
      - Species Petrolisthes haigae
      - Species Petrolisthes haplodactylus
      - Species Petrolisthes hastatus
      - Species Petrolisthes haswelli
      - Species Petrolisthes heterochrous
      - Species Petrolisthes hians
      - Species Petrolisthes hirtipes
      - Species Petrolisthes hirtispinosus
      - Species Petrolisthes hispaniolensis
      - Species Petrolisthes holotrichus
      - Species Petrolisthes holthuisi
      - Species Petrolisthes inermis
      - Species Petrolisthes japonicus
      - Species Petrolisthes jugosus
      - Species Petrolisthes kranjiensis
      - Species Petrolisthes laevigatus
      - Species Petrolisthes lamarckii
      - Species Petrolisthes leptocheles
      - Species Petrolisthes lewisi
      - Species Petrolisthes limicola
      - Species Petrolisthes lindae
      - Species Petrolisthes magdalenensis
      - Species Petrolisthes manimaculis
      - Species Petrolisthes marginatus
      - Species Petrolisthes masakii
      - Species Petrolisthes melini
      - Species Petrolisthes mesodactylon
      - Species Petrolisthes militaris
      - Species Petrolisthes miyakei
      - Species Petrolisthes moluccensis
      - Species Petrolisthes monodi
      - Species Petrolisthes nanshensis
      - Species Petrolisthes nigrunguiculatus
      - Species Petrolisthes nobilii
      - Species Petrolisthes novaezelandiae
      - Species Petrolisthes obtusifrons
      - Species Petrolisthes ornatus
      - Species Petrolisthes ortmanni
      - Species Petrolisthes paulayi
      - Species Petrolisthes perdecorus
      - Species Petrolisthes platymerus
      - Species Petrolisthes politus
      - Species Petrolisthes polychaetus
      - Species Petrolisthes polymitus
      - Species Petrolisthes pubescens
      - Species Petrolisthes quadratus
      - Species Petrolisthes rathbunae
      - Species Petrolisthes robsonae
      - Species Petrolisthes rosariensis
      - Species Petrolisthes rufescens
      - Species Petrolisthes sanfelipensis
      - Species Petrolisthes sanmartini
      - Species Petrolisthes scabriculus
      - Species Petrolisthes schmitti
      - Species Petrolisthes squamanus
      - Species Petrolisthes teres
      - Species Petrolisthes tiburonensis
      - Species Petrolisthes tomentosus
      - Species Petrolisthes tonsorius
      - Species Petrolisthes tridentatus
      - Species Petrolisthes trilobatus
      - Species Petrolisthes tuberculatus
      - Species Petrolisthes tuberculosus
      - Species Petrolisthes tuerkayi
      - Species Petrolisthes unilobatus
      - Species Petrolisthes uruma
      - Species Petrolisthes violaceus
      - Species Petrolisthes virgatus
      - Species Petrolisthes zacae
    - Genus Pisidia
    - Genus Polyonyx
    - Genus Porcellana
    - Genus Porcellanella
    - Genus Pseudoporcellanella
    - Genus Raphidopus
    - Genus Ulloaia
- Superfamily Hippoidea
- Superfamily Lithodoidea
- Superfamily Lomisoidea
- Superfamily Paguroidea
Infraorder Brachyura

Petrolisthes violaceus

Author:	Guérin, 1831
Family:	Porcellanidae
Synonyms:	Porcellana macrocheles
Photography:	Arthur Anker
WoRMS:	URL

Petrolisthes violaceus, Arthur Anker

Database contains: 11.231 species (1.101 with photo), 1.749 genera, 126 families

Last update: 10/26/2025 7:33 PM

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