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Atlantic Sand Crab
Emerita talpoida
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Benedict Sand CrabEmerita benedicti
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Sea LouseEmerita austroafricana
Tropical Mole CrabEmerita rathbunae
Lepidopa benedicti
Speckled Swimming CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Brazilian Mole CrabEmerita brasiliensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,659 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1,099 |
| North Carolina | 1,059 |
| South Carolina | 603 |
| New York | 553 |
| Maryland | 497 |
| Delaware | 453 |
| Massachusetts | 410 |
| Alabama | 356 |
| Virginia | 308 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Hippid Mole Crabs · Hippidae |
| Genus | Sand Fleas · Emerita |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Atlantic Sand Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.