Distinguishing Characteristics |
Lives in gastropod shells; abdomen soft, twisted, hidden inside shell; carapace and claw color off-white, claws with gray or brown median stripe; right claw elongate, cylindrical, about 4X longer than wide; left claw short; claws not heavily tubercled (bumpy) with no setae (hairs), left claw with a few hairs; a small hermit crab. |
Similar Species |
Its elongate right claw with gray or brown median stripe distinguishes this hermit. |
Habitat |
Gulf, lower bays |
Maximum Size |
2.5 cm (1 in) body length |
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