Fabia alba
(No common name)
Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (hatschek, 1888) cavalier-smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex cavalier-smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
Physical Description
Family Pinnotheridae:
Carapace oval or nearly circular, without teeth on the lateral margins; closely associated with other invertebrates (living in worm tubes, ascidians, mantle cavity of bivalve molluscs, etc.).
Similar Species
Members of the genus Fabia:
There are approximately 7 species in this genus.: F. alba ·
F. byssomiae ·
F. canfieldi ·
F. concharum (Smooth Mussel Crab) ·
F. felderi ·
F. subquadrata (Grooved Mussel Crab) ·
F. tellinae
Members of the genus Faberophyllum:
There are approximately 3 species in this genus.: F. araneosum ·
F. leathamense ·
F. pisgahense
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Last Revised: February 16, 2008