Ciliopagurus
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Ciliopagurus Temporal range: Rupelian–Recent |
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| Halloween hermit crab, C. strigatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Superfamily: | Paguroidea |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: |
Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995 |
| Type species | |
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Cancer strigatus Herbst, 1804 |
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Ciliopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, of the family Diogenidae, which are sometimes referred to as the "left-handed hermit crabs", because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, the left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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