Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Polkadotted Hermit Crab
Phimochirus operculatus
Polkadotted Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Phimochirus operculatus
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)
Depth: 10-85 ft. (3-26 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Paguridae (Family)
└Phimochirus (Genus)
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