Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859 is a animal in the Porcellanidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859
Pachycheles rudis is a filter-feeding porcelain crab from the East Pacific coast, often found in discarded barnacle shells.
Pachycheles rudis (Stimpson, 1859), commonly called the thickclaw porcelain crab or big-clawed porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab belonging to the family Porcellanidae. This species is found along the East Pacific coast, ranging from Baja California to Kodiak, Alaska. It is a filter feeder that typically inhabits crevices, nooks, and interstices, and it often lives inside discarded barnacle shells lined with Alcyonidium.
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Petrolisthes manimaculis Glassell, 1945
Petrolisthes novaezelandiae Filhol, 1885
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871
Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850)
Petrolisthes violaceus (Guérin, 1831)
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