Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Pagurus longicarpus | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Family Paguridae Rank Species | |
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Similar Pagurus, Pagurus pollicaris, Thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius, Pagurus bernhardus | ||
Marine hermit crab pagurus longicarpus
Pagurus longicarpus, the long-clawed hermit crab, is a small (up to 1⁄2 in or 1.27 cm) common subtidal decapod ranging out to 150 ft (46 m) deep found living in shells from periwinkles, oyster drills, and eastern mud snails. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas.
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