Emerita talpoida, known generally as the Atlantic mole crab, Atlantic sand crab, or sand fiddler, is a species of mole crab in the family Hippidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Mexico along the shoreline.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Atlantic Sand Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Hippidae
- Genus
- Emerita
- Species
- Emerita talpoida
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