Labidochirus Benedict, 1892

McLaughlin, P. A., 2003, Illustrated keys to families and genera of the superfamily Paguroidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura), with diagnoses of genera of Paguridae, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60 (1), pp. 111-144 : 123

Labidochirus Benedict, 1892

Diagnosis. Gills biserial, 11 pairs. Carapace, exclusive of branchiostegites, generally heavily calcified throughout; posterior carapace broader than shield. Rostrum prominent. Ocular acicles simple, obscured basally by anterior margin of shield. Crista dentata with 1 accessory tooth. Chelipeds subequal or unequal, right larger. Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopods 3) with subrectangular anterior lobe, usually armed with spines medianly. Pereopod 4 simple; propodal rasp with 1 or 2 rows of corneous scales; no preungual process. Male without unpaired pleopods. Female with pleopods 2–5. Abdomen reduced. Telson with terminal margins straight. Type species: Pagurus splendescens Owen, 1839 .