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Maroon hermit

Pagurus hemphilli (J. E. Benedict, 1892)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

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

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Quick facts about the maroon 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 maroon hermit live?

Not recorded

Is the maroon 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 maroon hermit classified?

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

Synonyms Eupagurus hemphilli

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Maroon hermit crabEnglish
  • bernard-l'ermite bordeauxFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maroon 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 maroon hermit?

The maroon hermit (Pagurus hemphilli) 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). Maroon hermit (Pagurus hemphilli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-hermit

MLA

“Maroon hermit (Pagurus hemphilli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{maroon_hermit_2026,
  title = {Maroon hermit (Pagurus hemphilli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}