Calcinus

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Calcinus
Calcinus elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Calcinidae
Genus: Calcinus
Dana, 1851
Type species
Cancer tibicen
Herbst, 1791

Calcinus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Calcinidae, containing the following species:[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin; Tomoyuki Komai; Rafael Lemaitre; Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Martyn E. Y. Low; S. H. Tan (eds.). "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea) Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea" (PDF). Zootaxa. Suppl. 23: 5–107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
  2. ^ Patsy McLaughlin; Michael Türkay (2010). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Calcinus Dana, 1851". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2011.