| Pagurus samuelis | |
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| Pagurus samuelis using a shell of Tegula brunnea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | Pagurus |
| Species: | P. samuelis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Eupagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857 | |
Pagurus samuelis, the blueband hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a small species, with distinctive blue bands on its legs. It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail, and is a nocturnal scavenger of algae and carrion.
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2010). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857)". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 20, 2011.