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Clibanarius aequabilis Hermit Crab

Clibanarius aequabilis is commonly referred to as Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Clibanarius aequabilis,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2022


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lexID:
14190 
AphiaID:
107195 
Scientific:
Clibanarius aequabilis 
German:
Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Hermit Crab 
Category:
Eremitkrebs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Clibanarius (Genus) > aequabilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1851 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, Madeira, Portugal, South China Sea, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 
Sea depth:
0 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
66.2 °F - 75.2 °F (19°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Detritus, Invertebrates, omnivore, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-06 19:26:10 

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Clibanarius aequabilis (Dana, 1851)

Clibanarius is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. They are omnivores, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion

Synonymised names
Pagurus aequabilis Dana, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Direct children (1)
Variety Clibanarius aequabilis var. merguiensis De Man, 1888 accepted as Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

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