''Calcinus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
hermit crab
Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an a ...
s in the family
Diogenidae
The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, and a further 46 e ...
, containing the following species:
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Calcinus albengai''
Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
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Calcinus anani
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
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Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
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Calcinus argus''
Wooster, 1984
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Calcinus californiensis''
Bouvier, 1898
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Calcinus chilensis''
(H. Milne Edwards, 1836)
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Calcinus dapsiles''
Mogan, 1989
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Calcinus elegans
''Calcinus elegans'', also known as the blue line hermit crab, is a small, tropical hermit crab.
Description
It features the typical body plan of a member of the phylum Arthropoda: a segmented head, a thorax, and an abdomen. As a member of order ...
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(H. Milne-Edwards, 1836)
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Calcinus explorator''
Boone, 1930
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Calcinus gaimardii
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
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(H. Milne-Edwards, 1848)
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Calcinus gouti''
Poupin, 1997
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Calcinus guamensis''
Wooster, 1984
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Calcinus haigae
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Wooster, 1984
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Calcinus hakahau
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
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Calcinus hazletti
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Haig & McLaughlin, 1984
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Calcinus imperialis
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Whitelegge, 1901
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Calcinus inconspicuus
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Morgan, 1991
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Calcinus isabellae
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Poupin, 1997
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Calcinus kurozumii
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Asakura & Tachikawa, 2000
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Calcinus laevimanus
''Calcinus laevimanus'' is a species of hermit crab in the genus ''Calcinus'' found in the Indo-West Pacific region, the type locality being Hawaii. It is also known as the blue-eyed hermit crab, zebra hermit crab, dwarf zebra hermit crab, left ...
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(Randall, 1840)
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Calcinus latens
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
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(Randall, 1840)
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Calcinus laurentae
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Haig & McLaughlin, 1984
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Calcinus lineapropodus
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*'' Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus ca ...
''
Morgan & Forest, 1991
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Calcinus mclaughlinae
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae
The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged in ...
''
Poupin & Bouchard, 2006
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Calcinus minutus''
Buitendijk, 1937
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Calcinus morgani''
Rahayu & Forest, 1999
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Calcinus nitidus''
Heller, 1865
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Calcinus obscurus''
Stimpson, 1859
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Calcinus orchidae''
Poupin, 1997
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Calcinus paradoxus''
Bouvier, 1922
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Calcinus pascuensis''
Haig, 1974
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Calcinus pulcher''
Forest, 1958
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Calcinus revi''
Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
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Calcinus rosaceus''
Heller, 1861
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Calcinus seurati''
Forest, 1951
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Calcinus sirius''
Morgan, 1991
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Calcinus spicatus''
Forest, 1951
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Calcinus talismani''
A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892
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Calcinus tibicen''
(Herbst, 1791)
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Calcinus tropdiomanus''
Lewinsohn, 1981
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Calcinus tubularis
''Calcinus tubularis'' is a species of hermit crab. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and around islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where it lives below the intertidal zone. Its carapace, eyestalks and claws are marked with numerous red spots. ''C ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Calcinus urabaensis''
Campos & Lemaitre, 1994
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Calcinus vachoni''
Forest, 1958
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Calcinus vanninii''
Gherardi & McLaughlin, 1994
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Calcinus verrillii
''Calcinus verrillii'', commonly known as Verrill's hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the genus ''Calcinus'' which is endemic to Bermuda. It was first described by the American zoologist Mary J. Rathbun and named in honour of the Ame ...
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(Rathbun, 1901)
References
Diogenidae
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