Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Charming Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes amoenus
Charming Porcelain Crab
Category: Porcelain Crabs
Scientific Name: Petrolisthes amoenus
Size: Up to 3/8 in. (1 cm)  
Depth: 6-460 ft. (2-140 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Porcellanidae (Family) Porcelain Crabs
          └Petrolisthes (Genus)
           └P. amoenus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421873🔗
iNaturalist ID: 260471🔗

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