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Infraorder Brachyura // Family Xanthidae // Genus Xantho
  Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) Larvae development
Synonyms: Cancer (Xantho) rivulosus (Rathke, 1837) Only for Black Sea
  Xantho rivulosus Risso (Markuzen, 1868) Only for Black Sea
The sand crab is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, in the seas of the Mediterranean Basin and in the Black Sea. It is widespread along the entire Black Sea coast, where it constantly occurs near the coast under stones lying on pebbles or sand, stone placers, less often it occurs on other bottom to depth at 8 m. A numerous species. Does not occur in desalinated places. (Kobyakova, Dolgopolskaya, 1969).
North East Atlantic Mediterranean Sea Black Sea  
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