---
title: "Blackclaw Crestleg Crab"
description: "Lophopanopeus bellus — Other animals. Lophopanopeus bellus, the black-clawed crab, is a species of crab in the family Panopeidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blackclaw-crestleg-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blackclaw Crestleg Crab

> Lophopanopeus bellus — Other animals. Lophopanopeus bellus, the black-clawed crab, is a species of crab in the family Panopeidae.

- Scientific name: *Lophopanopeus bellus*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1817
- Wikidata: [Q6498441](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6498441)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50818](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50818)

## Names

- en: Blackclaw Crestleg Crab
- es: Cangrejo Quelas Negras

## Countries with the most observations

US (1098), CA (546)

## Summary

Lophopanopeus bellus, the black-clawed crab, is a species of crab in the family Panopeidae. It is native to the Pacific coasts of North America, its range extending from Alaska to California.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophopanopeus_bellus

## Photo

![Blackclaw Crestleg Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackclaw-crestleg-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carolyn Prentice · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50621430

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blackclaw-crestleg-crab?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).