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What is a crabs classification?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Domain Eukarya

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Arthropoda

Subphylum/Superclass Crustacea

There are many classes of Crustacea. Crabs belong to the malacostracan class.

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