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Stareye Hermit

Dardanus venosus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 1, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 3, June 2, July 1, August 1, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 1.
United States61
North Carolina20
Brazil6
Mexico3
Quintana Roo3
Espirito Santo3
Alagoas2
South Carolina1
Rio Granda do Norte1

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyLeft-handed Hermit Crabs · Diogenidae
GenusDardanus

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