Coenobita cavipes was created in 1858.
Suillus cavipes was created in 1836.
Coenobita brevimanus was created in 1852.
Coenobita purpureus was created in 1858.
Coenobita rugosus was created in 1837.
Coenobita violascens was created in 1862.
Coenobita perlatus was created in 1837.
Here is a page with descriptions and pictures of a few different species of land hermit crabs. http://www.hermit-crabs.com/species.html The most common land hermit crabs: Coenobita cavipes Coenobita clypeatus, Caribbean hermit crab (this is the most common) Coenobita compressus, Ecuadorian hermit crab Coenobita Rugosus Rug land hermit crab Coenobita perlatus, strawberry land hermit crab Coenobita variabilis, Australian land hermit crab Coenobita Brevimanus Indo land hermit crab Here are some marine hermit crabs http://www.public.coe.edu/departments/Biology/hermit.html Other Crabs: Birgus latro, coconut crab Ciliopagurus strigatus, Halloween hermit crab Clibanarius tricolor, Blue legged hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus Pagurus pollicaris, flat-clawed hermit crab
There are seven main types found in captivity. Coenobita Clypeatus - Purple Pincher Coenobita Compressus - Ecuadorian Coenobita Brevimanus - Indo Coenobita Perlatus - Strawberry Coenobita Cavipe Coenobita Violensus Coenobita Rugosus
There are several species of Land Hermit Crabs and hundreds of species of Marine Hermit Crabs. As requested, here are 5 species of Land Hermit Crabs. Coenobita Clypeatus (Purple Pincher) coenobita Compressus (Ecuadorian) Coenobita Rugosus (Rug) Coenobita Perlatus (Stawberry) Coenobita Violensus (Viola) Coenotiba Bervimanus (Indo) - a bonus one!
I think "clypeatus" is derived from the word "clupeus" in Latin that means "shield"Felix( in Indonesia )
Kingdom:There are many genus and species of hermit crabs, so this is as close as I can get you with the question you askedKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: CrustaceaClass: MalacostracaOrder: DecapodaSuborder: PleocyemataInfraorder: AnomuraSuperfamily: Paguroidea
There are over 5000 species of Crabs in the whole world but only 4500 species are true crabs the other 500 crabs are hermit crabs which are not 'true' crabs.According to The World of Animals. by Walters, Martin & Johnson, Jinny. (Published by Parragon, 2007) 6,793 different species of crabs are known.In addition there are about 850 species of freshwater or semi-terrestrial crabs.'True' crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, whereas hermit crabs [decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea] are classified quite differently due to physical characteristics. They are not even closely related to 'true' crabs. For more information, see Related Links below ads...