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Carcinus maenas

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Carcinus maenas
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Cless: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Faimily: Portunidae
Genus: Carcinus
Species: C. maenas
Binomial name
Carcinus maenas

Carcinus maenas, kent as butcher or green sprung piller is a common littoral crab.

References

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  1. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 6 Juin 2011. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)