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Paguridae
Sign in to saveThe Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. The king crabs, Lithodidae, are now widely understood to be derived from deep within the Paguridae, with some authors placing their ancestors within the genus Pagurus.
Species
hermit crabs
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyPaguridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded326,115
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,855
- With media
- 393
- Family
- Paguridae
- Collections
- LACM, SDNHM, UWBM, AMNH, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Chile
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The Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. The king crabs, Lithodidae, are now widely understood to be derived from deep within the Paguridae, with some authors placing their ancestors within the genus Pagurus.
== List == This family contains the following genera:
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