WoRMS taxon details
Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758)
368346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368346)
accepted
Species
Cancer bahamensis Herbst, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling of genus name)
Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pagurus granulatus Olivier, 1812 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368346 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer bahamensis Herbst, 1791) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details] 
original description (of Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pagurus granulatus Olivier, 1812) Olivier, A.G. (1812). Pagure. <i>Pagurus</i>. In: Encyclopedie Methodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insectes (A. G. Olivier, ed.), pp. 631-647. Paris. [details]
basis of record Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31408/31408.pdf [details]
original description (of Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pagurus granulatus Olivier, 1812) Olivier, A.G. (1812). Pagure. <i>Pagurus</i>. In: Encyclopedie Methodique. Histoire Naturelle. Insectes (A. G. Olivier, ed.), pp. 631-647. Paris. [details]
basis of record Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31408/31408.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Markham, J. C.; McDermott, J. J. (1980). A tabulation of the Crustacea Decapoda of Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 93(4): 1266-1276 [details]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant hermit crabgiant hermit | [details] |
| German | Amerikanischer Riesen-Einsiedler | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791))
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petrochirus diogenes)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 3192 Photo Slide)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus) (USNM 187080) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (177 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records) (from synonym Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records) (from synonym Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 043380)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791))
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petrochirus diogenes)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 3192 Photo Slide)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus) (USNM 187080) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (177 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records) (from synonym Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records) (from synonym Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 043380)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
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Unreviewed
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