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Pagurus armatus
Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.
On the coast, I guess.
Spotted in Turkey in 2008.
Spotted on Jul 17, 2008
Submitted on Feb 23, 2011
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Moved to Arthropods
Thanks!
Hermit crab
Seems to be a little hermit crab of some sort.