Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Laurent's Hermit Crab
Calcinus laurentae
Laurent's Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Calcinus laurentae
Size: Up to 0.25 in. (0.75 cm)  
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
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
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Calcinus (Genus)
           └C. laurentae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367445🔗
iNaturalist ID: 334243🔗

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