Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pylopaguropsis speciosa
Pylopaguropsis speciosa
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Pylopaguropsis speciosa
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.8 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
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
          └Pylopaguropsis (Genus)
           └P. speciosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 366927🔗
iNaturalist ID: 805189🔗

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