Ecuadorian hermit crab
The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab. It is one of the two land hermit crabs commonly sold in North America as pets, the other being the Caribbean hermit crab (C. clypeatus).
| Ecuadorian hermit crab | |
|---|---|
| Boca Chica, Chiriquí, Panama | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita |
| Species: | C. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenobita compressus H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 | |
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