Tiaramedon spinosum Thorny Crinoid Crab

Tiaramedon spinosum is commonly referred to as Thorny Crinoid Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5265 

AphiaID:

442389 

Scientific:

Tiaramedon spinosum 

German:

Dornige-Federsternkrabbe 

English:

Thorny Crinoid Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Tiaramedon (Genus) > spinosum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Miers, ), 1879 

Occurrence:

Australia, Borneo (Kalimantan), Christmas Islands, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Réunion , Singapore, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tansania 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 59 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 4.21" (10.7 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Tiaramedon spinosum
  Dornige-Federsternkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-14 21:18:49 

Last edit:

2025-09-04 15:58:23 

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