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Flat-clawed Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Thinstripe Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatus
Surf HermitIsocheles wurdemanni
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Acadian hermit crabPagurus acadianus
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
Dimpled Hermit CrabPagurus impressus
Spotted Porcelain CrabPorcellana sayana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,981 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,641 |
| Massachusetts | 234 |
| Alabama | 179 |
| New York | 97 |
| South Carolina | 86 |
| Virginia | 83 |
| New Jersey | 69 |
| Connecticut | 66 |
| North Carolina | 62 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Pagurid Hermit Crabs · Paguridae |
| Genus | Pagurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Flat-clawed Hermit Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.