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Paguristes inconstans McLaughlin & Provenzano, 1975

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mclaughlin, P.A.; Provenzano, A. J.Jr. (1975). Hermit crabs of the genus <i>Paguristes</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from the western Atlantic. Part II. Descriptions of six new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 24(4): 885-938. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
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. (2025). DecaNet. Paguristes inconstans McLaughlin & Provenzano, 1975. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368238 on 2025-09-11
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original description Mclaughlin, P.A.; Provenzano, A. J.Jr. (1975). Hermit crabs of the genus <i>Paguristes</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from the western Atlantic. Part II. Descriptions of six new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 24(4): 885-938. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [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  PDF available
 
 Present  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]