Pagurus longicarpus
| Pagurus longicarpus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | Pagurus |
| Species: | P. longicarpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817 [1] | |
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.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ "Pagurus longicarpus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Long-clawed hermit crab". ENature. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
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