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Chionoecetes opilio
| Opilio crab | |
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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: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Chionoecetes |
| Species: | C. opilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Chionoecetes opilio, a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling. Seven species are in the genus Chionoecetes, all of which bear the name "snow crab". C. opilio is related to C. bairdi, commonly known as the tanner crab, and other crab species found in the cold, northern oceans.
- ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2010). "Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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