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Longhand hermit

Pagurus tanneri (J. E. Benedict, 1892)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the longhand hermit

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 longhand hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the longhand 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 longhand hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyPaguridae
  6. genusPagurus
  7. SpeciesPagurus tanneri (J. E. Benedict, 1892)

Synonyms Eupagurus tanneri

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Longhand hermit crabEnglish
  • bernard-l'ermite de TannerFrench
  • Tanerio krabas atsiskyrėlisLithuanian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longhand 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 longhand hermit?

The longhand hermit (Pagurus tanneri) belongs to the family Paguridae in the order Decapoda.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longhand hermit (Pagurus tanneri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-hermit

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“Longhand hermit (Pagurus tanneri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{longhand_hermit_2026,
  title = {Longhand hermit (Pagurus tanneri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}