Calcinus tubularis

Calcinus tubularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Calcinus
Species:
C. tubularis
Binomial name
Calcinus tubularis
Synonyms [1]
  • Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830)
  • Cancer tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
  • Clibanarius rouxi Heller, 1863
  • Pagurus ornatus Roux, 1830

Calcinus tubularis is a species of hermit crab. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and around islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where it lives below the intertidal zone. Its carapace, eyestalks and claws are marked with numerous red spots. C. tubularis and its sister species, C. verrilli, are the only hermit crabs known to show sexual dimorphism in shell choice, with males using normal marine gastropod shells, while females use shells of gastropods in the family Vermetidae, which are attached to rocks or other hard substrates.

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