Painted Hermit Crab

Calcinus pictus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae

Calcinus pictus, commonly known as the painted hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae, the "left-handed hermit crabs". The species is endemic to Hawaii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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