Pagurus venturensis Ventura Hermit Crab

Pagurus venturensis is commonly referred to as Ventura Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pagurus venturensis,Carmel Point, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA 2019

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AphiaID:: 366808

Scientific:: Pagurus venturensis
German:: Ventura Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Ventura Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Pagurus (Genus) > venturensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Coffin, 1957

Occurrence:: California, Gulf of California, USA
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,2 cm
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pagurus acadianus
Acadia Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus aleuticus
Pagurus annexus
Pagurus annulipes
Pagurus arcuatus
Behaarter Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus armatus
Schwarzaugen-Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus beringanus
Bering Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus bernhardus
Gemeiner Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus bonairensis
Pagurus bouvieri
Pagurus brandti
Pagurus brevidactylus
Kurzfinger Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus bullisi
Pagurus capillatus
Pagurus carolinensis
Pagurus caurinus
Greenmark-Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus confragosus
Pagurus corallinus
Pagurus cornutus
Pagurus criniticornis
Pagurus cuanensis
Behaarter Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus curacaoensis
Pagurus dalli
Pagurus defensus
Pagurus dissimilis
Pagurus granosimanus
Granulierter Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus gymnodactylus
Pagurus hemphilli
Kastanienbrauner Einsiedler
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
Haariger Einsiedler
Pagurus impressus
Pagurus kennerlyi
Pagurus kroyeri
Pagurus longicarpus
Langarm-Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus maclaughlinae
McLaughlins Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus marshi
Pagurus mertensii
Pagurus middendorfii
Pagurus ochotensis
Pagurus politus
Pagurus pollicaris
Pagurus prideauxi
Pagurus provenzanoi
Provenzanos Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus pubescens
Behaarter Einsiedler
Pagurus pygmaeus
Pagurus quaylei
Pagurus rathbuni
Pagurus redondoensis
Pagurus retrorsimanus
Gebogene Hand Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus rotundimanus
Pagurus samuelis
Blauband-Einsiedlerkrebs
Pagurus setosus
Pagurus spighti
Pagurus spilocarpus
Pagurus stevensae
Pagurus stimpsoni
Pagurus tanneri
Pagurus townsendi
Pagurus trigonocheirus
Pagurus undosus
Pagurus venturensis
Ventura Einsiedlerkrebs

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-07-06 20:06:25
Last edit:: 2026-07-07 09:19:20

Info

Pagurus venturensis Coffin, 1957

Tthe Ventura hermit crab is found in the western Pacific Ocean along the coast of California and Baja California.

Synonymised names
Pagurus hirsutiusculus venturensis Coffin, 1957 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

1023world.net. Abgerufen am 07.07.2026.

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Pagurus venturensis,San Mateo, California, United States 2014

Pagurus venturensis,Carmel Point, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA 2019

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