Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957 is a animal in the Paguridae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957

Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957

Pagurus venturensis, the Ventura hermit crab, is a hermit crab species found off western North America's Pacific coast.

Family
Genus
Pagurus
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957

Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957, commonly called the Ventura hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, along the coasts of California and Baja California.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Paguridae Pagurus

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