Petrochirus
Appearance
Petrochirus | |
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Petrochirus diogenes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS taxon details - Petrochirus (Stimpson, 1858)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia via GBIF". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 January 2022.