BIOTIC Species Information for Cancer pagurus
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| Researched by | Ken Neal & Emily Wilson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Cancer pagurus | Common name | Edible crab |
| MCS Code | S1566 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Eucarida | Order | Decapoda |
| Suborder | Pleocyemata | Family | Cancridae |
| Genus | Cancer | Species | pagurus |
| Subspecies | |||
| Additional Information | Also known as the brown crab. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Anosov, 2000., | ||
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