Petrochirus

Petrochirus
Petrochirus diogenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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. There are seven described species of the genus. The genus was described by William Stimpson in 1858.

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS taxon details - Petrochirus (Stimpson, 1858)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia via GBIF". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 January 2022.