Parapagurus benedicti

Parapagurus benedicti
Side view of a crab species in a light-brown shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Parapaguridae
Genus: Parapagurus
Species:
P. benedicti
Binomial name
Parapagurus benedicti

Parapagurus benedicti is a species of the hermit crab from the Parapaguridae family.[1]

They can be found mainly near Vancouver Island, while smaller populations are also located in the Gulf of Alaska and Baja California.[2][3] It is found at least 757 metres (2,484 ft) underwater.[2]

The species was first described in 1972. There are no sub-species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Crustacea Decapoda: A review of the species of the genus Parapagurus Smith, 1879 (Parapaguridae) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans" (PDF). Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM. 20. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle: 325–330. 1999. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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