Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab
Phimochirus randalli
Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Phimochirus randalli
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)  
Depth: 50-300 ft. (15-90 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Florida, Caribbean, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
         └Paguridae (Family)
          └Phimochirus (Genus)
           └P. randalli (Species)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Ringeye Hermit Crab

Coral Residing Hermit Crab

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta sp. 1

Paguritta sp. 2

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab



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