Pagurus provenzanoi Provenzano's Hermit Crab

Pagurus provenzanoi is commonly referred to as Provenzano's Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Pagurus provenzanoi,Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025

Courtesy of the author Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Pagurus provenzanoi
German:: Provenzanos Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Provenzano's Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Pagurus (Genus) > provenzanoi (Species)
Initial determination:: Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968

Occurrence:: Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown