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Striped Hermit Crab in Moon Snail Shell
Clibanarius vittatus
29.6356, -84.915
Field Notes
Habitat:
The striped hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus,
is one of the most conspicuous summer inhabitants
of shallow, saline waters in northern Gulf
of Mexico estuaries. These crabs occur widely
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North
America and are found in Central and South
America as far south as Brazil.
Notes:
Striped hermits occupy a variety of shells depending
upon the hermits’ life stage and their location in
the estuary. Shells of the oyster drill, Thais, the moon
snail (Naticidae), Neverita duplicata, and whelks of the genus
Busycon are commonly occupied by adult hermit
crabs along the barrier island beaches. Naticidae
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