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Species Libinia emarginata - Portly Spider Crab

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Brachyura (True Crabs)
Family Epialtidae (Kelp Crabs and Spider Crabs)
Genus Libinia (Spider Crabs)
Species emarginata (Portly Spider Crab)
Explanation of Names
Author: Leach, 1815
Range
Along the Atlantic coast, from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico.
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