Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846
(a hermit crab)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab)
GenusPagurus (a genus of hermit crabs)
FamilyPAGURIDAE (hermit crabs)
SuperfamilyPAGUROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderAnomura (an infraorder of decapod crustacea)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab) :
1: Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab)
23 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in periwinkle shell, at low spring tide
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Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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A small, very hairy, hermit crab with long eye-stalks. It may be found on the shore.

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