| Crangon septemspinosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Crangonidae |
| Genus: | Crangon |
| Species: | C. septemspinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818
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Crangon septemspinosa (sand shrimp), also known as seven-spined bay shrimp, is a species of shrimp commonly found along the Atlantic coast of North America, with a wide range spanning from Newfoundland to eastern Florida.[1] Sand shrimp is often found in eelgrass beds, salt marshes, and estuaries and can be found at depths to 450 m (1,480 ft). At maturity, they can reach about 7 to 7.5 cm in length. Its name derives from the sand-like coloration that helps camouflage the species with its environment.[2]
- ^ Susan Corey (1981). "The life history of Crangon septemspinosa Say (Decapoda, Caridea) in the shallow sublittoral area of Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick, Canada". Crustaceana. 41 (1): 21–28. doi:10.1163/156854081x00048. JSTOR 20103631.
- ^ "Sand Shrimp".
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