Belliidae

Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.

They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of their limbs and remain in this position a long time (Hazlett).

Species
Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :
 * Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
 * Acanthocyclus gayi Lucas, 1844
 * Acanthocyclus hassleri Rathbun, 1898
 * Bellia picta H. Milne-Edwards, 1848
 * Corystoides abbreviatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
 * Corystoides chilensis Lucas, 1844
 * Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867