Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus brevidactylus
Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Pagurus brevidactylus
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (1.8 cm)
Depth: 6-750 ft. (2-229 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Paguridae (Family)
└Pagurus (Genus)
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