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Updated 5/16/2022

Family Diogenidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Makaha, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Makua, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Onekahakaha tidepool, Hawaii


Haleiwa Trench, Oahu

Swapping shells,

CONE SHELL or ZEBRA HERMIT CRAB

Common in cone shells and cowries at any depth.  Attains length of 1 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly known as Trizopagurus strigatus.