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Orthopagurus minimus
(Toothshell Hermit Crab)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2100)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
35 meters on cobbles
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 18, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2100
Notes
This unusual hermit lives in the shells of dentalia or tusk shells (Antalis pretiosum) and sometimes worm tubes. The right claw is nearly circular in outline and forms an 'opercula' to block the entrance to the tube when hermit is withdrawn. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater submerged in shallow aquarium.
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