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Whiteknee Hermit Crab

Pagurus dalli

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 6, February 6, March 9, April 10, May 16, June 14, July 11, August 10, September 9, October 7, November 5, December 6.
Canada103
British Columbia103
United States39
Washington38
Alaska3
Oregon1

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyPagurid Hermit Crabs · Paguridae
GenusPagurus

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