Giant Hermit Crab
Petrochirus diogenes
Giant Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Petrochirus diogenes
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Petrochirus (Genus)
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