Cone Shell Hermit Crab (species: Ciliopagurus strigatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Ciliopagurus strigatus
Cone Shell Hermit Crab


©Anne Hoggett: Ciliopagurus strigatus at Cod Hole, Ribbon Reef Number 10.

©Anne Hoggett: Ciliopagurus strigatus at Cod Hole, Ribbon Reef Number 10.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Diogenidae
Genus Ciliopagurus
Species Ciliopagurus strigatus

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

Flat carapace enables the crab to utilise gastropod shells with broad, narrow apertures; carapace white; legs brightly banded red and orange/yellow.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Allen, G.R. and R. Steene (1994). Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide Tropical Reef Research, Singapore. ISBN: 981-00-5687-7.