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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida) » Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda) » Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs (Anomura) » Hermit Crabs (Paguroidea) » Diogenidae » Clibanarius » Thinstripe Hermit Crab (Clibanarius vittatus)

Species Clibanarius vittatus - Thinstripe Hermit Crab

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Thinstripe Hermit Crab - Clibanarius vittatus - Clibanarius vittatus Genus species? - Clibanarius vittatus Clibanarius vittatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Anomura (Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs)
Superfamily Paguroidea (Hermit Crabs)
Family Diogenidae
Genus Clibanarius
Species vittatus (Thinstripe Hermit Crab)
Other Common Names
Striped Hermit Crab
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc 1802
Clibanarius cayennensis Miers 1877
Clibanarius speciosus Miers 1877
Pagurus symmetricius Randall 1840
Pagurus vittatus Bosc 1802
Range
Atlantic coast from Virginia to Brazil
Internet References
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 12 February, 2012 - 2:29pm

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