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Clibanarius snelliusi White-Dotted Clibanarius, Snellius Hermit Crab

Clibanarius snelliusi is commonly referred to as White-Dotted Clibanarius, Snellius Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Clibanarius snelliusi,Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines 2023


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lexID:
18466 
AphiaID:
367525 
Scientific:
Clibanarius snelliusi 
German:
Weiß-gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs, Snellius Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
White-Dotted Clibanarius, Snellius Hermit Crab 
Category:
Eremitkrabbor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Clibanarius (Genus) > snelliusi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Buitendijk, 1937 
Occurrence:
Australia, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 2 Meter 
Habitats:
Beach, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,8cm - 1,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Detritus, No reliable information available, omnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-09 09:38:48 

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Clibanarius snelliusi Buitendijk, 1937

Calcinus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right.

External links

  1. 1023world.net (multi). Abgerufen am 09.07.2026.
  2. crabdatabase (en). Abgerufen am 09.07.2026.

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