Parapagurus benedicti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Parapaguridae |
| Genus: | Parapagurus |
| Species: | P. benedicti
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972
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Parapagurus benedicti is a species of the hermit crab from the Parapaguridae family.[1] They can be found mainly near Vancouver Island, while smaller populations are also located in the Gulf of Alaska and Baja California.[2][3] Found at least 757 metres (2,484 ft) underwater,[2] it was first described in 1972. There are no sub-species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Crustacea Decapoda: A review of the species of the genus Parapagurus Smith, 1879 (Parapaguridae) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans" (PDF). Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM. 20. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle: 325–330. 1999. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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