Names
| English name | Giant Hermit |
| Alternative English name | Giant Hermit Crab |
| Valid name | Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Arthropoda [phylum]
Arthropods
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Crustacea [subphylum]
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Malacostraca [class]
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Decapoda [order]
Shrimps, Lobsters and Crabs
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Pleocyemata [suborder]
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Anomura [infraorder]
Hermit Crabs and Porcelain Crabs
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Paguroidea [superfamily]
Hermit Crabs
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Diogenidae [family]
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Petrochirus Stimpson, 1858 [genus]
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Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Giant Hermit
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Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Giant Hermit
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Petrochirus Stimpson, 1858 [genus]
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Diogenidae [family]
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Paguroidea [superfamily]
Hermit Crabs
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Anomura [infraorder]
Hermit Crabs and Porcelain Crabs
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Pleocyemata [suborder]
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Decapoda [order]
Shrimps, Lobsters and Crabs
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Malacostraca [class]
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Crustacea [subphylum]
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Arthropoda [phylum]
Arthropods