Emerita talpoida (Say, 1817)

Atlantic Mole Crab, Atlantic Sand Crab

Synonyms: Atlantic Mole Crab, Atlantic Sand Crab

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Hippidae

Genus: Emerita

Species: Emerita talpoida

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Emerita talpoida