Pilumnus spinifer

Pilumnus spinifer

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pilumnidae

Pilumnus hirtellus, the bristly crab or hairy crab, is a species of European crab. It is less than 1 inch (25 mm) long and covered in hair. It lives in shallow water and feeds on carrion.

Distribution

Pilumnus spinifer — (c) Daniel Benák, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 9Spain · 4Italy · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Daniel Benák, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPilumnus hirtellus, Wikipedia contributors

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