What is the taxonomic classification for a crab?
1 Answer
Oct 28, 2015
Crabs belong to the infraorder Brachyura.
Explanation:
The complete taxonomy of crabs is:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Crabs can be classified even further. For example, the fiddler crab is in the family Ocypodidae, the subfamily Ucinae, and the genus Uca.
