Common hermit crab  (Pagurus bernhardus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Crustacea
Order Decapoda
Family Paguridae
Genus Pagurus (1)
Size Carapace length: up to 35 cm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread (2).