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Family: Diogenidae left-handed hermit crabs



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262 species (see list below)
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Paguropsina inermis
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Paguropsina pistillata
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Paguropsis andersoni
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Paguropsis confusa
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Paguropsis gigas
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Paguropsis lacinia
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Paguropsis typica
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Petrochirus californiensis
[Big-claw purple hermit crab]

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Western Atlantic Ocean.

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Petrochirus diogenes
[Giant hermit]
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Pseudopaguristes hians
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Pseudopaguristes laurentae
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Pseudopaguristes monoporus
[Blue-orange banded hermit crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paguropsina inermis Western Pacific. Tropica 2018
Paguropsina pistillata Western Pacific. 2018
Paguropsis andersoni Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Paguropsis confusa Indo-West Pacific. 2018
Paguropsis gigas Western Central Pacific 2018
Paguropsis lacinia Western Pacific. 2018
Paguropsis typica Western Pacific. 1888
Petrochirus californiensis Big-claw purple hermit crab Southeast Pacific 1895
Petrochirus diogenes Giant hermit Western Atlantic Ocean. 1758
Pseudopaguristes hians Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Pseudopaguristes laurentae Indo-West Pacific 1991
Pseudopaguristes monoporus Blue-orange banded hermit crab Indo-West Pacific 1987



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