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Thumbnail crab

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Kingdom
  
Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Subfamily
  
ThiinaeDana, 1852

Scientific name
  
Thia scutellata

Higher classification
  
Thia

Order
  
Decapoda

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Family
  
Thiidae

Genus
  
ThiaLeach, 1815

Phylum
  
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.

References

Thumbnail crab Wikipedia


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