splendid hermit

Labidochirus splendescens

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Paguridae

Labidochirus splendescens, commonly known as the splendid hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America. It is more heavily calcified and inhabits smaller mollusc shells than most hermit crabs. Taxonomy This species was first collected during the exploratory expedition by HMS Blossom (1825–1827) off the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Siberia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 16

Sources and credits

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splendid hermit

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