Upogebia pusilla

Upogebia pusilla is a species of mud shrimp in the genus Upogebia and the infraorder Gebiidea. It lives in Europe, especially around the Mediterranean Sea. Its shed is often found ashore or in shallow underwater areas. It was described in 1792 by Vincenzo Petagna.^[1]

Upogebia pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Upogebiidae
Genus:	Upogebia
Species:	U. pusilla
Binomial name
Upogebia pusilla (Petagna, 1792)[1]

It lives on areas up to 45 m (148 ft) deep and can sometimes be found in estuarine areas.^[2]