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Latulambrus occidentalis Sandflat Elbow Crab

Latulambrus occidentalis is commonly referred to as Sandflat Elbow Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Heterocrypta occidentalis, Sandflat Elbow Crab-Marlin Harms


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lexID:
12060 
AphiaID:
447901 
Scientific:
Latulambrus occidentalis 
German:
Ellenbogen Krabbe 
English:
Sandflat Elbow Crab 
Category:
Granchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Parthenopidae (Family) > Latulambrus (Genus) > occidentalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1854 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 21 Meter 
Habitats:
Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-08-23 20:00:40 

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Latulambrus occidentalis (Dana, 1854)

This Sandflat ellbow crab is found on sand bottoms, from the intertidal and shallow subtidal to a depth of 21 m.

Synonymised names
Cryptopodia occidentalis Dana, 1854 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lambrus fronsacutis Lockington, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lambrus frons-acutis Lockington, 1877 · unaccepted > incorrect original spelling

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Heterocrypta occidentalis, Sandflat Elbow Crab-Marlin Harms
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mating Sandflat elbow crabs(Heterocrypta occidentalis),Sand Flats,West of Point Vicente,Palos Verdes, California,July 24, 2005
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Latulambrus occidentalis, Santflat Elbow Crab, Monterey Wharf 2024
Sandflat Elbow Crab,Latulambrus occidentalis,Diving Wharf #2 in Monterey 2023
mating Sandflat elbow crabs(Heterocrypta occidentalis),Sand Flats,West of Point Vicente,Palos Verdes, California,July 24, 2005
Sandflat elbow crab(Heterocrypta occidentalis),Sand Flats,West of Point Vicente,Palos Verdes, California,July 24, 2005

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