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 |
