Caribbean hermit crab
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"Tree crab" redirects here. For the Mangrove tree crab, see Aratus pisonii.
The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab,[2] West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Belize, southern Florida,[3] Venezuela, and the West Indies.[4]
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Caribbean hermit crab | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Coenobitidae |
Genus: | Coenobita |
Species: | C. clypeatus |
Binomial name | |
Coenobita clypeatus | |
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