Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 23, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 23 Jan 1792
Additional Source Text:
Also listed in New-York Daily Gazette, 28 Jan 1792 and Argus (Boston), 10 Feb 1792
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Violet crab
Current Common Name:
Purple land crab
Current Scientific Name
Gecarcinus ruricola
