Coenobita
- The junior homonym Coenobita Gistl, 1848 is now the moth genus Ectropis.
| Coenobita | |
|---|---|
| Caribbean hermit crab, C. clypeatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Coenobitidae |
| Genus: | Coenobita Latreille, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Pagurus clypeatus Fabricius, 1787 | |
The genus Coenobita contains 17 species of terrestrial hermit crabs. Several species in this genus are kept as pets.