Pyromaia cuspidata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Inachoididae
Genus
Pyromaia
Species
Pyromaia cuspidata
Scientific Name
Pyromaia cuspidata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pyromaia cuspidata

Pyromaia cuspidata, also known as the dartnose pear crab, is a species of crab in the family Inachoididae. This crab appears similar to Anasimus latus. It is a long-legged crab with a trident-shaped rostrum, and occurs in Atlantic waters from North Carolina to west Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico through the Yucatán Peninsula down to Nicaragua. It is also found in Cuban waters. This species lives in depths of 27–549 metres (89–1,801 ft) on bottoms of mud, sand, or pebbles.

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Pyromaia cuspidata in languages:

English
Dartnose Pear Crab

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