Diogenes avarus
| Diogenes avarus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Diogenes |
| Species: | D. avarus
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| Diogenes avarus | |
Diogenes avarus is a species of left handed hermit crab (family Diogenidae) first described in 1865 by Camill Heller.[1][2]
In Australia, it is found in the sands of intertidal zones of the coasts of Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.[1] It is also found in such zones on the coasts of Indo-west Pacific Ocean, the Red Sea and the coasts of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Species Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Camill Heller (1865). "Crustaceen". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair (in German). Wikidata Q126943020.
External links[edit]
- Occurrence data from GBIF
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