Blepharipoda occidentalis

Blepharipoda occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Blepharipodidae
Genus:	Blepharipoda
Species:	B. occidentalis
Binomial name
	Blepharipoda occidentalis; J. W. Randall, 1840 [1]

Blepharipoda occidentalis, the spiny sand crab[1] or spiny mole crab,[2] is a species of sand crab or mole crab which lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean,[3] from Central California to Baja California. It is oval in shape, growing up to 3 inches (76 mm) long and 1.75 in (44 mm) wide.[4] It lives on sandy beaches up to 30 metres (98 ft) under water, and feeds on the remains of other sand crabs that live in the area.[4]

References

"Blepharipoda occidentalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
Frederic Gomes Cassidy & Joan Houston Hall (1985). Dictionary of American Regional English: I-O. Harvard University Press. pp. 635. ISBN 978-0-674-20519-2.
"Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
"Field Guide: spiny mole crab (Blepharipoda occidentalis)". Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip. San Francisco State University. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

Blepharipoda occidentalis (Spiny Sandcrab). An unusually large example.

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[ITIS-1] "Blepharipoda occidentalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 2, 2010.

[2] Frederic Gomes Cassidy & Joan Houston Hall (1985). Dictionary of American Regional English: I-O. Harvard University Press. pp. 635. ISBN 978-0-674-20519-2.

[3] "Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

[SFSU-4] "Field Guide: spiny mole crab (Blepharipoda occidentalis)". Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip. San Francisco State University. Retrieved February 10, 2010.