Infraorder Brachyura Subfamily ThiinaeDana, 1852 Scientific name Thia scutellata Higher classification Thia Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Family Thiidae Genus ThiaLeach, 1815 Rank Species | |
Similar Decapoda, Atelecyclus rotundatus, Corystes, Liocarcinus vernalis, Pirimela | ||
The thumbnail crab, Thia scutellata, is a species of crab whose carapace resembles a human thumbnail. It is found in the North Sea, north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It is the only extant species in the genus Thia, although two fossil species are known.
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