Calcinus elegans
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Calcinus elegans is a hermit crab
species in the genus Calcinus
found in the Indo-West Pacific region
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Hermit crab
Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.-Description:...
species in the genus Calcinus
Calcinus
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...
found in the Indo-West Pacific region
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
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