| Menippe adina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Menippidae |
| Genus: | Menippe |
| Species: | M. adina
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| Binomial name | |
| Menippe adina | |
Menippe adina is a species of crab, sometimes called the Gulf stone crab[1] or Western Gulf stone crab.[2] It is very closely related to the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, of which it is sometimes considered to be a subspecies.
- ^ a b "Menippe adina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ Harriet Perry and Kirsten Larsen (2004). "Guide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico". Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Retrieved 2009-01-21.