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Calcinus gaimardii
Gaimard's Hermit Crab
As recorded: Calcinus gaimardii (H.Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- S. Godwin
- Locality
- American Samoa
- Island
- American Samoa
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calcinus gaimardii observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 179 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Hastings Point NSW 2489, Australia
(c) Eddie Bedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Tulamben, Kubu, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) mattdowse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-07-14
海南省三亚市天涯区天涯区直辖三亚市公安局西岛海岸派出所三亚西岛海洋文化旅游区
(c) TANG YUEHENG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-07-14
海南省三亚市天涯区天涯区直辖三亚市公安局西岛海岸派出所三亚西岛海洋文化旅游区
(c) TANG YUEHENG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-07-03
Penghu, TW-TA, TW
(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calcinus gaimardii. BPBM 20372. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979309931. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/20372.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979309931 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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