Cancellus typus
- Usual depth13.5 m
- Water temperature16–20 °C
- Best monthsApril and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13.5 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–20 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cancellus lithodomus, Gryllopagurus lithodomus
Similar species
Dwarf zebra hermit crabCalcinus laevimanus
Green hermit crabCalcinus latens
Small White Hermit CrabCalcinus minutus
Seurat's hermit crabCalcinus seurati
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 43 open-data records from 1902 to 1991.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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