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| Calcinus revi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Calcinus |
| Species: | C. revi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calcinus revi Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998 | |
Calcinus revi, commonly known as the white hermit crab, is a species of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae.
Calcinus revi reaches up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) in length. Its body is purely white, antennae are yellow and the eyes appear to have a color combination of black and blue.
The white hermit crab can be found in the Indo-West Pacific, including Hawaii, French Polynesia, South Pacific, South Japan, and Mariana Islands.
This species of hermit crab can be found in the intertidal zone and shallow waters up to 6 m (20 ft) in depth.
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