Tags: Crustacean.

Petrolisthes eriomerus is a species of marine porcelain crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the flattop crab. It is a flattened rounded animal with a carapace up to 20 mm (0.8 in) across. It is a filter feeder and also sweeps food from rocks.

binomial authority
William Stimpson
class
Malacostraca
family
Porcelain crab
genus
Petrolisthes
kingdom
Animal
order
Decapoda, Anomura
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean

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