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Ciliopagurus
Sign in to saveCiliopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, of the family Diogenidae, which are sometimes referred to as the "left-handed hermit crabs", because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, the left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyDiogenidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Diogenidae
- Collections
- MNHN, NMV, USNM, WAM, UF
- Recorded in
- Nouvelle-Caledonie, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ile Maurice, Scattered Islands, French Polynesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia
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Ciliopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, of the family Diogenidae, which are sometimes referred to as the "left-handed hermit crabs", because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, the left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
==Species==
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