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Cabrillo Porcelain Crab

Petrolisthes cabrilloi

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 19, February 17, March 17, April 21, May 21, June 15, July 13, August 13, September 17, October 17, November 22, December 17.
United States207
California207

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyPorcelain Crabs · Porcellanidae
GenusPetrolisthes

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