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Giant Hermit Crab

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Petrochirus bahamensis
Species recognized by Gulf of Mexico Species List
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Petrochirus diogenes
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, Brazil Species List, Jamaica Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Venezuela Species List, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, South Atlantic Species List, NCBI, and United States Species List
Petrochirus diogenes
Recognized by Undersea Productions
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by EOL staff and OBIS environmental data records
Coenobita diogenes
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Petrochirus bahamensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Paleobiology Database
Petrochirus diogenes
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Petrochirus diogenes
Recognized by Flickr BHL and Flickr Group
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Pagurus granulatus Olivier 1812
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier 1812)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cancer bahamensis (Herbst 1791)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer bahamensis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pagurus granulatus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Petrochirus bahamensis (J. F. W. Herbst 1791)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Petrochirus bahamensis (J. F. W. Herbst 1791)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Petrochirus granulatus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier 1812)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier 1812)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

Giant hermit crab preferred
Recognized by Undersea Productions
giant hermit crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
giant hermit
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Chinese

巨寄居蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

巨寄居蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

巨寄居蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

巨寄居蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Anomura MacLeay 1838
Paguroidea Latreille 1802
Diogenidae Ortmann 1892
Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne Edwards 1848)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne-Edwards 1848)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Paguroidea
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791) (this page)
Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin 2006
Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Paguroidea
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791)
Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin 2006
Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne-Edwards 1848)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Diogenidae
Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791)
Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin 2006
Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne Edwards 1848)
Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Diogenidae
Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst 1791) (this page)
Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758)
Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin 2006
Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne Edwards 1848)
Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea Brünnich 1772
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca Grobben 1892
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Anomura MacLeay 1838
Paguroidea Latreille 1802
Diogenidae Ortmann 1892
Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne-Edwards 1848)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Paguroidea
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus diogenes (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Paguroidea
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus diogenes (this page)
Petrochirus bahamensis
Petrochirus californiensis
Petrochirus cavitarius
Petrochirus pustulatus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Paguroidea
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus bahamensis (this page)
Petrochirus californiensis
Petrochirus cavitarius
Petrochirus diogenes
Petrochirus pustulatus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Diogenidae
Petrochirus
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier 1895
Petrochirus chipolensis Rathbun 1935
Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
Petrochirus mezi (Lőrenthey 1907)
Petrochirus minutus Beschin, Busulini, Tessier & Zorzin 2016
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto 2006
Petrochirus priscus (Brocchi 1883)
Petrochirus pustulatus (H. Milne Edwards 1848)
Petrochirus sanctilazzari Baldanza, Bizzarri, Famiani, Pasini, Garassino & De Angeli 2014
Petrochirus savii Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Zarantonello 2012
Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935
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