Distinguishing Characteristics |
Lives in gastropod shells; abdomen soft, twisted, hidden inside shell; carapace and claw color off-white; claws slightly longer than wide, fingers short, curved at tips; heavily tubercled (bumpy); lots of setae (hairs); left claw slightly larger than right claw; a small hermit crab. |
Similar Species |
Distinguished by its short stubby claws, heavily tubercled and hairy, curved at the tips, left claw slightly larger than right. |
Habitat |
Gulf |
Maximum Size |
unknown, very small |
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