Species

Romaleon antennarium (Pacific rock crab)

Romaleon antennarium. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Romaleon antennarium (formerly Cancer antennarius), commonly known as the Pacific, Brown or California rock crab, is a crab of the genus Romaleon found on the western coast of North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
        Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
        Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)
        Superfamily: Cancroidea (Rock and horse crabs)
        Family: Cancridae (Rock crabs)
        Genus: Romaleon
        Species: Romaleon antennarium (Pacific rock crab)

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