Pilumnus hirtellus
| Pilumnus hirtellus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Pilumnidae |
| Genus: | Pilumnus |
| Species: | P. hirtellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cancer hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 | |
Pilumnus hirtellus, the bristly crab or hairy crab, is a species of European crab. It is less than 1 inch (25 mm) long and covered in hair. It lives in shallow water and feeds on carrion.