Summary ²

Emerita analoga, the Pacific sand crab or Pacific mole crab, is a species of small, sand-burrowing decapod crustacean found living in the sand along the temperate western coasts of America. Also found on the eastern coasts (New Jersey) It is found on exposed sandy beaches in the swash region of the intertidal zone.

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