Blueband hermit crab
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Pagurus samuelis, the blueband hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a small species, with distinctive blue bands on its legs. It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail, and is a nocturnal scavenger of algae and carrion.
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| subphylum | Crustacea | |
| class | Malacostraca | |
| order | Decapoda | |
| infraorder | Anomura | |
| superfamily | Paguroidea | |
| genus | Pagurus | |
| species | P. samuelis |
