---
title: "Grainy Hermit Crab"
description: "Pagurus granosimanus — Outros animais. Pagurus granosimanus is a species of hermit crab, commonly known as the grainy hermit crab."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/grainy-hermit-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grainy Hermit Crab

> Pagurus granosimanus — Outros animais. Pagurus granosimanus is a species of hermit crab, commonly known as the grainy hermit crab.

- Scientific name: *Pagurus granosimanus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5029
- Wikidata: [Q4481521](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4481521)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127555](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127555)

## Names

- en: Grainy Hermit Crab
- es: Cangrejo Ermitaño Mano Granulada

## Countries with the most observations

US (3147), CA (1646), MX (3)

## Summary

Pagurus granosimanus is a species of hermit crab, commonly known as the grainy hermit crab. Its range extends from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska south to the Bahia de Todos Santos of Baja California, from the intertidal zone to a depth of 36 m (118 ft). The species was first described by American zoologist William Stimpson in 1859.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67926847

## Machine access

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