Butterfly crab

Butterfly crab
Dorsal view of the butterfly crab
Ventral view of the butterfly crab
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Cryptolithodes
Species: C. typicus
Binomial name
Cryptolithodes typicus
Brandt, 1849

Cryptolithodes typicus, commonly known as the butterfly crab, is a species of lithodid crustacean native to coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Amchitka Island, Alaska to Santa Rosa Island, California.[1]

See also

References

  1. Dave Cowles (2005). "Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1849". Walla Walla University. Retrieved January 11, 2012.


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