Contracted Crab (Hyas coarctatus)

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Hyas coarctatus

Leach, 1815

Contracted Crab

Also known as: Rode Spinkrab, Lesser Toad Crab, Arctic Lyre Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Oregoniidae

Where to find it

rare

Netherlands

Other species in Oregoniidae

Hyas araneus

Hyas araneus

Atlantic Lyre Crab

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