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Porcellanopagurus
Porcellanopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, containing the following species:
- Porcellanopagurus adelocercus McLaughlin & Hogarth, 1998
- Porcellanopagurus belauensis Suzuki & Takeda, 1987
- Porcellanopagurus chiltoni de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885
- Porcellanopagurus filholi de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1990
- Porcellanopagurus haptodactylus McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus jacquesi McLaughlin, 1997
- Porcellanopagurus japonicus Balss, 1913
- Porcellanopagurus nihonkaiensis Takeda, 1985
- Porcellanopagurus platei Lenz, 1902
- Porcellanopagurus tridentatus Whitelegge, 1900
- Porcellanopagurus truncatifrons Takeda, 1981
Porcellanopagurus is unusual among hermit crabs in that the body is largely symmetrical, with the abdomen held recurved above the cephalothorax. L. A. Borradaile interpreted Porcellanopagurus as being an independent instance of carcinisation among the Anomura.