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Ranina ranina in life
In life — Spanner Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 2969Invertebrate Zoology

Ranina ranina

Spanner Crab

As recorded: Ranina serrata Lamarck, 1801

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Raninidae

Locality
'(Local)?'
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Ranina raninaSpecies page ›

Ranina ranina observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 771 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Ranina ranina observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

中国 海南省琼海市 中原镇白石岭水库

(c) haozi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ranina ranina observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

中国 海南省琼海市 嘉积镇白石岭大道北京市海淀外国语实验学校海南校区

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Ranina ranina observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

香港新界軍地

(c) 羅益旻, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ranina ranina observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Junmanhong (Xiaoman) Tropic Rain Forest Scenery Spot of Five Finger Mountain Fangnuozhai, Wuzhishan, Hainan

(c) xieminnicki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ranina ranina observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Tha Mai Ruak, Tha Yang District, Phetchaburi, Thailand

(c) lazar456, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ranina ranina observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Hồng Hà, Hà Nội, Việt Nam

(c) Vncreatures, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ranina ranina. BPBM 2969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38385630. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/2969.

Record sources