Species

Lophopanopeus bellus (Blackclaw crestleg crab)

Lophopanopeus bellus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Lophopanopeus bellus, the black-clawed crab, is a species of crab in the family Panopeidae. It is native to the Pacific coasts of North America, its range extending from Alaska to California.

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: Xanthoidea (Xanthoid crabs)
        Family: Panopeidae (Mud crabs)
        Genus: Lophopanopeus
        Species: Lophopanopeus bellus (Blackclaw crestleg crab)

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