Emerita talpoida Atlantic Mole Crab

Emerita talpoida is commonly referred to as Atlantic Mole Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Emerita talpoida.2018

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AphiaID:: 158393

Scientific:: Emerita talpoida
German:: Atlantik-Brandungskrebs
English:: Atlantic Mole Crab

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hippidae (Family) > Emerita (Genus) > talpoida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Say, ), 1817

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Gulf of Mexico, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), North-West-Atlantic, the Caribbean, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 2 Meter
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C)
Food:: Detritus, Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Emerita analoga
Pazifische Sandkrabbe
Emerita benedicti
Emerita portoricensis
Emerita talpoida
Atlantik-Brandungskrebs

More related species in this lexicon:

Emerita emeritus
Sandkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-02-26 16:54:34
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 20:55:53

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Emerita talpoida (Say, 1817 [in Say, 1817-1818])

Emerita talpoida, known generally as the Atlantic mole crab or Atlantic sand crab, is a species of mole crab in the family Hippidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Mexico.

Synonymised names:
Hippa talpoida Say, 1817 [in Say, 1817-1818] (basionym)

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WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 26.02.2021.

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