NOUN | animal | oyster crab, Pinnotheres ostreum | tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters |
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Meaning | tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters. | |
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Synonym | Pinnotheres ostreum | |
Member of | Pinnotheres, genus Pinnotheres | type genus of the family Pinnotheridae |
Broader | pea crab | tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks |
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