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Hermit crab

Clibanarius erythropus

251Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb4
Mar16
Apr24
May22
Jun28
Jul43
Aug60
Sep22
Oct18
Nov5
Dec5

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England169
2Plymouth England9
3Devon England2
246 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
251
Peak month
August
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Clibanarius erythropus
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
182
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Diogenidae
Genus
Clibanarius
Name with authority
Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818)
Described
1818

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3680644 · GBIF 4311752