mantle pea crab
Scleroplax faba
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Pinnotheridae
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Pinnixa faba, known as the pea crab, mantle pea crab or large pea crab, is a pea crab which lives harmlessly within a large edible clam. This species is a symbiont of Tresus capax and Tresus nuttallii in its mature stage. Description Pea crabs, family Pinnotheridae, are small crabs that live symbiotically with clams, tube worms, sea cucumbers, and other fauna.
Los pinotéridos (Pinnotheridae) son una familia de cangrejos. Son pequeños cangrejos de cuerpo blando que viven en el manto de ciertos moluscos bivalvos (como Strombus y Haliotis) como comensales o semiparásitos. Los fósiles más antiguos atribuibles a esta familia datan del Daniense.
Distribution
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