Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Crustacea Family Lithodidae Genus Cryptolithodes Order Decapoda | |
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Similar Cryptolithodes, Cryptolithodes sitchensis, Puget Sound king crab, Lopholithodes, Placetron | ||
Cryptolithodes typicus, commonly known as the butterfly crab, is a species of lithodid crustacean native to coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Amchitka Island, Alaska to Santa Rosa Island, California.
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