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Maroon Hermit Crab

Pagurus hemphilli

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 17, February 16, March 25, April 29, May 46, June 40, July 31, August 28, September 25, October 20, November 16, December 16.
Canada309
British Columbia309
United States175
California155
Alaska127
Oregon11
Washington9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

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

Sources

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