| Echinoecus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Pilumnoidea |
| Family: | Pilumnidae |
| Genus: |
Echinoecus Rathbun, 1894 |
| Type species | |
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Echinoecus pentagonus Rathbun, 1894 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Proechinoecus Ward, 1934 |
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Proechinoecus Ward, 1934
Echinoecus is a genus of crabs that live in association with sea urchins. Formerly considered monotypic, the genus is now thought to contain three species: