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Coenobita clypeatus Caribbean hermit crab

Coenobita clypeatus is commonly referred to as Caribbean hermit crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
9818 
AphiaID:
368191 
Scientific:
Coenobita clypeatus 
German:
Karibik-Landeinsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Caribbean Hermit Crab 
Category:
Habitants de mangroves 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Coenobitidae (Family) > Coenobita (Genus) > clypeatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Fabricius, ), 1787 
Occurrence:
Belize, Cuba, Florida, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Mangrove Zones, Ocean beach, Seashore 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carrion, omnivore 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-08 08:38:23 

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Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)

The Caribbean hermit crab, Coenobita clypeatus, also known as the soldier crab,[2] the West Atlantic crab, the tree crab, and the purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw).

Synonymised names:
Cenobita clypeata (Fabricius, 1787) (incorrect spelling)
Pagurus clypeatus Fabricius, 1787 (transferred to Coenobita by Rathbun (1919))

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Coenobita clypeatus,Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025
Caribbean Hermit Crab (Coenobita clyepatus)in a Partridge Tun Shell (Tonna perdix), Florida Keys 2013
Caribbean Hermit Crab (Coenobita clyepatus)in a Partridge Tun Shell (Tonna perdix), Florida Keys 2013

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