Stamp: Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) (British Indian Ocean Territory 2004)
Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) (British Indian Ocean Territory 2004)
20 December (British Indian Ocean Territory ) within release Crabs goes into circulation Stamp Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) face value 1.10 British pound sterling
| Stamp Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stamp Number: | Sn:IO 022.04 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue Crabs:
- Stamp - Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) face value 26;
- Stamp - Brown Land Crab (Cardisoma carnifex) face value 34;
- Stamp - Thin-shelled Rock Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus) face value 76;
- Stamp - Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) face value 1.10;
Stamp Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) it reflects the thematic directions:
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail" in Greek). They live in all the world's oceans, in freshwater, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers on each arm. They first appeared during the Jurassic Period.
