Calcinus laevimanus
Left-handed Hermit Crab
As recorded: Calcinus herbstii De Man, 1887
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- Otto Degener
- Locality
- Kanton Island
- Island
- Kanton Island
- Region
- Kiribati
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calcinus laevimanus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Honaunau Beach Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) Nicole Haller-Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Calcinus laevimanus. BPBM 5667. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35677532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/5667.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35677532 ↗
- 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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