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