Species

Pagurus hirsutiusculus (Pacific hairy hermit crab)

Pagurus hirsutiusculus. Photo: (c) marlin harms, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Pagurus hirsutiusculus is a species of hermit crab, commonly called the hairy hermit crab. It lives from the Bering Strait south to California and Japan, from the intertidal zone to a depth of 110 m (360 ft).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Anomura (Anomurans)
        Superfamily: Paguroidea (Hermit crabs)
        Family: Paguridae (Pagurid hermit crabs)
        Genus: Pagurus
        Species: Pagurus hirsutiusculus (Pacific hairy hermit crab)

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