Parapagurus benedicti

Parapagurus benedicti is a species of the hermit crab from the Parapaguridae family.^[1] They can be found mainly near Vancouver Island, while smaller populations are also located in the Gulf of Alaska and Baja California.^[2][3] Found at least 757 metres (2,484 ft) underwater,^[2] it was first described in 1972. There are no sub-species.^[4]

Parapagurus benedicti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Parapaguridae
Genus:	Parapagurus
Species:	P. benedicti
Binomial name
Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Laurent, 1972