Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitebanded Hermit Crab
Calcinus seurati
Whitebanded Hermit Crab
Also known as: Seurat's Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus seurati
Size: Up to 0.25 in. (0.75 cm  
Depth: 0-10 ft. (0-3 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-West Pacific
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. seurati (Species)

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