Purple land hermit crab
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phylum | Arthropoda | The purple land hermit crab, (Coenobita purpureus), is found in Japan (Ryukyu Islands, Bonin Islands, Ohsumi Peninsula, Tokara Islands, and Amami Islands. Coenobita lila, a similar species found outside of Japan, was considered during a long time as being the same species.
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subphylum | Crustacea | |
class | Malacostraca | |
order | Decapoda | |
infraorder | Anomura | |
family | Coenobitidae | |
genus | Coenobita | |
species | C. purpureus |