Emerita (crustacean)
| Emerita | |
|---|---|
| Female Emerita analoga | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Hippidae |
| Genus: | Emerita Scopoli, 1777 |
| Type species | |
| Cancer emeritus Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Emerita is a small genus of decapod crustaceans, known as mole crabs, sand fiddlers, or sand crabs. These small animals burrow in the sand in the swash zone and use their antennae for filter feeding.
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