Placetron

Placetron
P. wosnessenskii under the sea anemone Cribrinopsis fernaldi
P. wosnessenskii female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Placetron
Schalfeew, 1892
Species:
P. wosnessenskii
Binomial name
Placetron wosnessenskii
Schlafeew, 1892
Synonyms[1]
  • Lepeopus forcipatus Benedict, 1894

Placetron wosnessenskii, common name the scaled crab, is a species of king crab found in most waters off North America's west coast. It is the only species in the genus Placetron.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Placetron wosnessenskii Schalfeew, 1892". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 14, 2011.