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Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)
AnimalsHermit crabs, Galathea crabs, Porcelain crabs... (Anomoures )
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Foreshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Land hermit crabBritish English
- Purple pincher hermit crabBritish English
- Soldier crabBritish English
- LandeinsiedlerkrebsGerman (Germany)
- Ermitano terrestreEuropean Spanish
- Bernard-l'ermite terrestreFrench (France)
- PagouFrench (France)
- PagureFrench (France)
- SoldatFrench (France)
- Souda (en Guadeloupe)French (France)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- TRENEL Thierry, HUET Sylvie, CARO Valérie in : DORIS, 01/03/2017 : Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3321
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 21/03/2020 : Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1448
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 21/03/2020
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