Calcinus sp.03 Hermit Crab

Calcinus sp.03 is commonly referred to as 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.

Marleen Schouten

Calcinus,Dahab, EG-JS, EG 2026

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lexID:: 18520
AphiaID:: 106840

Scientific:: Calcinus sp.03
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hermit Crab

Category:: Eremitkrabbor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > sp.03 (Species)
Initial determination:: Dana, 1851

Occurrence:: Egypt
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown