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Calcinus vanninii Vannini's Hermit Crab

Calcinus vanninii is commonly referred to as Vannini's Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Jean-Marie Gradot, La Reunion

Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean


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lexID:
15478 
AphiaID:
367459 
Scientific:
Calcinus vanninii 
German:
Vanninis Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Vannini's Hermit Crab 
Category:
Kraby pustelniki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calcinidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > vanninii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gherardi & McLaughlin, 1994 
Occurrence:
Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Réunion , Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,49cm - 0,55cm) 
Temperature:
25,5 °F - 27,4 °F (25,5°C - 27,4°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, omnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-25 10:07:21 

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Calcinus vanniniii Gherardi & McLaughlin, 1994

Calcinus vanninii is a rather rarely found species in the sea, the hermit is so far only known from the waters around the Mascarenes.Especially striking are the red legs of the crayfish, the length of its eyestalks is variable.

Similar species: Calcinus gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1848).

Etymology: The species name "vanninii" honors Prof. Dr. Marco Vannini, who was the first to collect this hermit species.

External links

  1. 1023world.net. Abgerufen am 01.01.2023.
  2. biomar.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 25.08.2025.
  3. lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg - pdf (en). Abgerufen am 25.08.2025.

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Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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