New Zealand half crab

New Zealand half crab Petrolisthes elongatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Porcellanidae
Genus:	Petrolisthes
Species:	P. elongatus
Binomial name
Petrolisthes elongatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1840

The New Zealand half crab, Petrolisthes elongatus, is a species of porcelain crab found around New Zealand, and the east coast of Tasmania. Its carapace width is up to 18 mm.

References

• Woodbridge TasEd
• Australian Government Department of Envioronment & Heritage

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