Calcinus revi White Hermit Crab

Calcinus revi is commonly referred to as White 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.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Calcinus revi, Hawaii

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Scientific:: Calcinus revi
German:: Weißer Einsiedlerkrebs, Lidschatten-Korallen-Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: White Hermit Crab

Category:: Heremietkrabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > revi (Species)
Initial determination:: Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Hawaii, South-Pazific
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 - 6 Meter
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: 21,2 °F - 28,4 °F (21,2°C - 28,4°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