Ecuadorian hermit crab
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The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab. It is one of the two land hermit crabs commonly sold in North America as pets, the other being the Caribbean hermit crab (C. clypeatus).[1][2][3]
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Ecuadorian hermit crab | |
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Boca Chica, Chiriquí, Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Coenobitidae |
Genus: | Coenobita |
Species: | C. compressus |
Binomial name | |
Coenobita compressus H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 | |
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