Maja brachydactyla: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the maja brachydactyla lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Maja brachydactyla
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Majidae

Where does the maja brachydactyla live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the maja brachydactyla in 5 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the maja brachydactyla?

The maja brachydactyla (Maja brachydactyla) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Majidae, genus Maja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the maja brachydactyla

Maja brachydactyla is a species of crab in the family Majidae. It was initially described as a subspecies of M. squinado. A review of the species complex published in 1998 was able to differentiate between specimens from the Mediterranean Sea and those from the Atlantic Ocean, and concluded that the Atlantic specimens were a separate species, accepted as M. brachydactyla Balss, 1922.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Maja brachydactyla (revision 1354928403), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1885533 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).