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]
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Petrochirus diogenes is a species of giant marine hermit crab. This species lives in the Caribbean Sea, and often inhabits conch shells. This species...
Petrochirus is a genus of hermit crabs of the family Diogenidae. There are seven described species of the genus. The genus was described by William Stimpson...
magdalenensis (Crustacea: Porcellanidae) commensal of the diogenid hermit crab Petrochirus californiensis (Decapoda: Diogenidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical...
Giovana; Fransozo, Adilson (2000). "Patterns of shell utilization in Petrochirus diogenes (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) in the Ubatuba Region, São Paulo...
shells, or as a commensal of the hermit crabs Pagurus pollicaris and Petrochirus diogenes. Like another porcelain crab, Petrolisthes galathinus, Porcellana...
Albunea symmysta Cancer bernhardus – Pagurus bernhardus Cancer diogenes – Petrochirus diogenes Cancer gammarus – European lobster Cancer astacus – Astacus...
Petrochirus savii Sp. nov Valid Beschin et al. Eocene (Lutetian) Italy A hermit crab belonging to the family Diogenidae, a species of Petrochirus. Phrixocythere...
Perissocytheridea. Petrochirus sanctilazzari Sp. nov Valid Baldanza et al. Early Pleistocene Italy A diogenid hermit crab, a species of Petrochirus. Petrolisthes...
Brazil A member of Pygocephalomorpha. The type species is P. purperae. Petrochirus minutus Sp. nov Valid Beschin et al. Eocene (Ypresian) Italy A member...
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