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Benedict Sand Crab

Emerita benedicti

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 7, February 6, March 7, April 14, May 8, June 7, July 14, August 4, September 5, October 5, November 6, December 6.
United States94
Texas76
South Carolina7
Mexico4
Alabama2
Louisiana2
Tamaulipas2
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave2
Mississippi1

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyHippid Mole Crabs · Hippidae
GenusSand Fleas · Emerita

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