New Zealand half crab
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| New Zealand half crab Petrolisthes elongatus |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Porcellanidae |
| Genus: | Petrolisthes |
| Species: | P. elongatus |
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| Petrolisthes elongatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1840 |
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The New Zealand half crab, Petrolisthes elongatus, is a species of porcelain crab found around New Zealand, and the east coast of Tasmania. Its carapace width is up to 18 mm.
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