Calcinus latens
Hidden Hermit Crab
As recorded: Calcinus terraereginae Haswell, 1882
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris
- Locality
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Island
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calcinus latens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 807 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
台灣新北市貢寮區福連里
(c) 大郭, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
South Pacific Ocean, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
South Pacific Ocean, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
South Pacific Ocean, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calcinus latens. BPBM 4735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35685145. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4735.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35685145 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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