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) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Paguridae (Family) Right-Handed Hermits
          └Phimochirus (Genus)
           └P. randalli (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366822🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1224997🔗

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