Cryptolithodes typicus
| Butterfly crab | |
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| Dorsal view of the butterfly crab | |
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| Ventral view of the butterfly crab | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolithodes |
| Species: | C. typicus |
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Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1849 |
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Cryptolithodes typicus, commonly known as the butterfly crab, is a species of lithodid crustacean native to coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Amchitka Island, Alaska to Santa Rosa Island, California.
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