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Grainyhand hermit

Pagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The grainyhand hermit (Pagurus granosimanus) is a species in the family Paguridae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the grainyhand hermit

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grainyhand hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the grainyhand hermit endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grainyhand hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPaguridae
  6. genusPagurus
  7. SpeciesPagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859)

Synonyms Eupagurus granosimanus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Grainy hermit crabEnglish
  • Grainyhand hermit crabEnglish
  • Cangrejo Ermitaño Mano GranuladaSpanish
  • bernard-l'ermite granuleuxFrench
  • Grūdėtažnyplis krabas atsiskyrėlisLithuanian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grainyhand hermit

Other species in the same genus Pagurus.

Hermit crab

Pagurus bernhardus

PaguridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grainyhand hermit?

The grainyhand hermit (Pagurus granosimanus) belongs to the family Paguridae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grainyhand hermit (Pagurus granosimanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grainyhand-hermit

MLA

“Grainyhand hermit (Pagurus granosimanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grainyhand-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{grainyhand_hermit_2026,
  title = {Grainyhand hermit (Pagurus granosimanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grainyhand-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}