Common name of Chionoecetes opilio
 
Common Name Snow crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Rand, K.M. and E.A. Logerwell, 2011
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'. Also in Ref. 19.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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