---
title: "Ventura Hermit Crab"
description: "Pagurus venturensis — Otros animales. Pagurus venturensis, also known as the Ventura hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the western Pacific Ocean along the coast of California and Baja California."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/ventura-hermit-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ventura Hermit Crab

> Pagurus venturensis — Otros animales. Pagurus venturensis, also known as the Ventura hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the western Pacific Ocean along the coast of California and Baja California.

- Scientific name: *Pagurus venturensis*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1895
- Wikidata: [Q4486862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4486862)
- iNaturalist taxon: [635130](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/635130)

## Names

- en: Ventura Hermit Crab

## Countries with the most observations

US (1703), MX (12)

## Summary

Pagurus venturensis, also known as the Ventura hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the western Pacific Ocean along the coast of California and Baja California.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagurus_venturensis

## Photo

![Ventura Hermit Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ventura-hermit-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Al Kordesch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27392823

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ventura-hermit-crab?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).