---
title: "Thinstripe Hermit Crab"
description: "Clibanarius vittatus — Andere dieren. The thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/thinstripe-hermit-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Thinstripe Hermit Crab

> Clibanarius vittatus — Andere dieren. The thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.

- Scientific name: *Clibanarius vittatus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 5365
- Wikidata: [Q3932467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3932467)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52408](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52408)

## Names

- en: Thinstripe Hermit Crab

## Countries with the most observations

US (4646), MX (76)

## Summary

The thinstripe hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic Ocean.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176141435

## Machine access

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