Pea crab: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pea crab Pinnotheres pisum

Where the pea crab lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,113 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

Scientific name	Pinnotheres pisum
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Pinnotheridae

Where does the pea crab live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pea crab in 8 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 pea crab?

The pea crab (Pinnotheres pisum) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Pinnotheridae, genus Pinnotheres. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pea crab

The pea crab, Pinnotheres pisum, is a small crab in the family Pinnotheridae that lives as a parasite in oysters, clams, mussels, and other species of bivalves.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pea crab (revision 1372067547), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2234799 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).