''Calcinus revi'', commonly known as the white hermit crab, is a

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hermit crabs 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 ...

in the family

Calcinidae Calcinidae is a family of aquatic hermit crab of the superfamily Paguroidea. The following genera are currently accepted within Calcinidae'':'' * '' Allodardanus'' Haig & Provenzano, 1965 * '' Aniculus'' Dana, 1852 * '' Bathynarius'' Forest, 1 ...

Description

''Calcinus revi'' reaches up to in length. Its body is purely white, antennae are yellow and the eyes appear to have a color combination of black and blue.

Distribution

The white hermit crab can be found in the Indo-West Pacific, including

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, South Pacific, South Japan, and

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Habitat

This species of hermit crab can be found in the intertidal zone and shallow waters up to in depth.

References

Hermit crabs Crustaceans described in 1998 {{Decapod-stub