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Longclaw hermit

Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the longclaw 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 longclaw hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the longclaw 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 longclaw hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPaguridae
  6. genusPagurus
  7. SpeciesPagurus longicarpus Say, 1817

Synonyms Pagurus truncatulus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Long-armed hermit crabEnglish
  • Long-claw hermit crabEnglish
  • Long-clawed hermit crabEnglish
  • Longclaw hermit crabEnglish
  • Longwrist hermitEnglish
  • Small hermit crabEnglish
  • Langarm-EinsiedlerkrebsGerman
  • bernard-l'ermite à longs brasFrench
  • ツメナガヨコバサミJapanese
  • Ilgariešis krabas atsiskyrėlisLithuanian
  • Gemaskerde heremietkreeftDutch
  • Bernard-l'ermite à longues pincesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longclaw 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 longclaw hermit?

The longclaw hermit (Pagurus longicarpus) belongs to the family Paguridae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longclaw hermit (Pagurus longicarpus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longclaw-hermit

MLA

“Longclaw hermit (Pagurus longicarpus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longclaw-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{longclaw_hermit_2026,
  title = {Longclaw hermit (Pagurus longicarpus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longclaw-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}