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Blepharipoda occidentalis
Species of crustacean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blepharipoda occidentalis, the spiny sand crab[1] or spiny mole crab,[2] is a species of sand crab or mole crab which lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean,[3] from Central California to Baja California. It is oval in shape, growing up to 3 inches (76 mm) long and 1.75 in (44 mm) wide.[4] It lives on sandy beaches up to 30 metres (98 ft) under water, and feeds on the remains of other sand crabs that live in the area.[4]
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Blepharipoda occidentalis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Blepharipodidae |
Genus: | Blepharipoda |
Species: | B. occidentalis |
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Blepharipoda occidentalis | |
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