Blepharipoda occidentalis
Encyclopedia
Blepharipoda occidentalis, the spiny sand crab or spiny mole crab, is a species of sand crab or mole crab
which lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean
, from Central California
to Baja California
. It is oval in shape, growing up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) long and 1.75 in (4.4 cm) wide. It lives on sandy beaches up to 30 metres (98.4 ft) under water, and feeds on the remains of other sand crabs
that live in the area.
Hippoidea
Hippoidea is a superfamily of decapod crustaceans known as sand crabs or mole crabs.-Ecology:Hippoids are adapted to burrowing into sandy beaches, a habit they share with raninid crabs, and the parallel evolution of the two groups is striking...
which lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, from Central California
Central California
Central California, sometimes referenced as Mid-State, is an area of California south of the San Francisco Bay Area and north of Southern California...
to Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. It is oval in shape, growing up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) long and 1.75 in (4.4 cm) wide. It lives on sandy beaches up to 30 metres (98.4 ft) under water, and feeds on the remains of other sand crabs
Hippoidea
Hippoidea is a superfamily of decapod crustaceans known as sand crabs or mole crabs.-Ecology:Hippoids are adapted to burrowing into sandy beaches, a habit they share with raninid crabs, and the parallel evolution of the two groups is striking...
that live in the area.