Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Hopper's Hermit Crab
Aniculus hopperae
Hopper's Hermit Crab
Also known as: Reticulated Hawaiian Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Aniculus hopperae
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.5 cm)
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Aniculus (Genus)
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