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Caribbean Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus
25 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
Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Giant Hermit CrabPetrochirus diogenes
Orangeclaw Hermit CrabCalcinus tibicen
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Purple Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanus
Thinstripe Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatus
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Blue-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius tricolor
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Puerto Rico | 1,056 |
|---|---|
| United States | 885 |
| Mexico | 491 |
| Quintana Roo | 487 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 425 |
| Costa Rica | 345 |
| Provincia Limón | 340 |
| Colombia | 58 |
| Panama | 55 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 39 |
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 | Land Hermit Crabs · Coenobitidae |
| Genus | Coenobita |
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 Caribbean Land Hermit Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.