Trapezia rufopunctata
Rust-spotted Guard Crab
As recorded: Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Trapeziidae
- Collected by
- L.A. Thurston and D. ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Trapezia rufopunctata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 387 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives
(c) mattdowse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) zhiscock22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
TW
(c) G3ORG1A_63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Nanumanga, TV
(c) julianhardman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Trapezia rufopunctata. BPBM 876. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39366090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/876.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39366090 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026