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Scientific Name: Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Common Hermit Crab, Solider Crab, Bernard’s Hermit Carb.
Local/Bangla Name: Shamuk Kakra (শামুক কাঁকড়া)
Common Hermit Crab, Solider Crab, Bernard's Hermit Carb. - Shamuk Kakra (শামুক কাঁকড়া) - Pagurus bernhardus - Type: Crab

Photo: Paul Naylor

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Paguridae
Description:
Hermit crabs are reddish or brownish in color. They have a bizarre appearance, as their soft abdomen is twisted to fit into the coils of a gastropod shell. They have two pincers on the first pair of walking legs, with the right pincer being larger than the left. Both pincers have a rough, granular surface.
Environment:
Marine (Benthic)
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh. Volume 6: Crustaceans. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xvi+256 pp.

Alam N, Chakraborty S, Hossain Md.M, Baki MA, Alam SMI, Li CH (2020) Brachyuran Crab Fauna Character Estimated from Marine Water of Bangladesh and Noted New Record (Crustacea: Decapoda) as Distribution. Open Journal of Marine Science, 10, 218-232.

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