| Parapinnixa affinis | |
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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: | Parapinnixidae |
| Genus: | Parapinnixa |
| Species: | P. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapinnixa affinis | |
Parapinnixa affinis, the California Bay pea crab, is a species of pinnotherid crab endemic to Southern California.[1] It is a small crab that lives commensally in the tube of a tube-dwelling worm. It was one of the first marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN Red List in 1996.
- ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Parapinnixa affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16185A5504008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16185A5504008.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Parapinnixa affinis Holmes, 1900". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 23, 2011.