sheep crab

Loxorhynchus grandis

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Epialtidae

Loxorhynchus grandis, commonly known as the sheep crab or spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. It is the largest crab found on the California coast. The species was first described to science by William Stimpson in 1857.

Distribution

sheep crab — (c) redrovertracy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 8,862Mexico · 6Canada · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) redrovertracy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLoxorhynchus grandis, Wikipedia contributors

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