Parapinnixa affinis

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Parapinnixa affinis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pinnotheridae
Genus: Parapinnixa
Species: P. affinis
Binomial name
Parapinnixa affinis
Holmes, 1900 [1]

Parapinnixa affinis, the California Bay pea crab, is a species of pinnotherid crab endemic to the west coast of the United States [2]. It is one of only two marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN's list of endangered species, the other being the coconut crab [3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Parapinnixa affinis (TSN 99022). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). Parapinnixa affinis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  3. ^ Jonathan Baillie (1996). Analysis. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
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