Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Grand Cayman
Cozumel, Mexico
Roatan, Honduras
Orangeclaw Hermit Crab
Calcinus tibicen
Orangeclaw Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus tibicen
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.2 to 2.5 cm)
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Calcinus (Genus)
└C. tibicen (Species)
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