Global InformationClibanarius erythropus information
| Clibanarius erythropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Clibanarius |
| Species: | C. erythropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818) [1]
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Clibanarius erythropus is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters.[2] It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores to Brittany, the Channel Islands and as far north as the south Cornwall coast.[2][3][4] Individuals may grow up to a carapace length of 15 millimetres (0.6 in).[2]
- ^ a b Michael Türkay (2009). Patsy McLaughlin (ed.). "Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818)". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ a b c E. Wilson (2005). "A hermit crab — Clibanarius erythropus". Marine Life Information Network. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ Chiara Benvenuto, Gianfranco Sartoni and Francesca Gherardi (2003). "Foraging behaviour of the hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus in a Mediterranean shore". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 83 (3): 457–461. doi:10.1017/S0025315403007331h.
- ^ "Rare hermit crab rediscovered". Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.