The thumbnail crab, Thia scutellata, is a species of decapods, in the family of thiidae,[2] whose carapace resembles a human thumbnail, a dense fringe of long hairs distinctly notched around the edge.[3] Pale pink in colour with red to brown markings. It is found in the North Sea, north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.[4] It is the only extant species in the genus Thia, although two fossil species are known.[5] Their predators includes the atlantic cod.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Thiidae |
| Genus: | Thia Leach, 1815 |
| Species: | T. scutellata
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References
edit- ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- ^ "Thumbnail crab - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Thumbnail crab (Thia scutellata)". marlin.ac.uk. MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). "Thia scutellata (J.C. Fabricius, 1793)". Crustikon. Tromsø Museum. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2006.
- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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