flattop crab

Petrolisthes eriomerus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Porcellanidae

Petrolisthes eriomerus is a species of marine porcelain crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the flattop crab. It is a flattened, rounded animal, with a carapace up to 20 mm (0.

Distribution

flattop crab — (c) John Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Brew · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 476Canada · 353

Sources and credits

Photo(c) John Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Brew · CC-BY DescriptionPetrolisthes eriomerus, Wikipedia contributors

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