Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Emerita rathbunae
cangrejo topo tropical, Tropical mole crab
Caparace width to 46 mm.
Live in Sandy beachs in protected area.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Hippoidea
Family
Hippidae
Genus
Emerita
Species
rathbunae
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf to California to North of Chile and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Emerita rathbunae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8452. Accessed 3 April 2026.