Butterfly crab
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| Species: | C. typicus
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| Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1849
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Cryptolithodes typicus, commonly known as the butterfly crab, is a species of lithodid crustacean native to coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Amchitka Island, Alaska to Santa Rosa Island, California.[1]
See also
- Cryptolithodes sitchensis, the umbrella crab
References
- ^ Dave Cowles (2005). "Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1849". Walla Walla University. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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