From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Malacostraca +
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| Common name is
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Horny-hand hermit crab +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Paguridae +
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| Genus
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Pagurus +
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| Order
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Decapoda +
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| Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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| Scientific name is
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Pagurus cornutus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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cornutus +
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| Summary
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This species, along with [[Pagurus confrag … This species, along with [[Pagurus confragosus|Knobby-hand hermit crab (''Pagurus confragosus'')]] and [[Pagurus tanneri|Long-hand hermit (''Pagurus tanneri'')]] form a group of closely related species that have a raised spiny ridge on the left claw and a heavy elevated triangular ridge on the right claw. These hermit crabs are always subtidal and sometimes deep subtidal. Unlike the other species the ridge on the right claw of ''P. cornutus'' has a somewhat pointed apex.P. cornutus'' has a somewhat pointed apex. +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Pagurus cornutus +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 22:14:50 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Pagurus cornutus +
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