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Blepharipoda occidentalis

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Blepharipoda occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Blepharipodidae
Genus: Blepharipoda
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Blepharipoda occidentalis

Blepharipoda occidentalis, the spiny sand crab[1] or spiny mole crab,[2] is a species of sand crab or mole crab which lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean,[3] from Central California to Baja California. It is oval in shape, growing up to 3 inches (76 mm) long and 1.75 in (44 mm) wide.[4] It lives on sandy beaches up to 30 metres (98 ft) under water, and feeds on the remains of other sand crabs that live in the area.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Blepharipoda occidentalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Frederic Gomes Cassidy & Joan Houston Hall (1985). Dictionary of American Regional English: I-O. Harvard University Press. pp. 635. ISBN 978-0-674-20519-2.
  3. ^ "Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Field Guide: spiny mole crab (Blepharipoda occidentalis)". Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip. San Francisco State University. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
Blepharipoda occidentalis (Spiny Sandcrab). An unusually large example.
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