Petrochirus

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Petrochirus
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Petrochirus diogenes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Petrochirus
Stimpson, 1858

Petrochirus is a genus of hermit crabs of the family Diogenidae. [1] There are seven described species of the genus. [1] The genus was described by William Stimpson in 1858. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS taxon details - Petrochirus (Stimpson, 1858)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia via GBIF". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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