Pronounced: ‘seen-oh-bit-a cly-pe-ait-us’ Common name: Caribbean, Purple Pincher or PP Latin Origins: clypeatus = shield shaped or shield bearing monk
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Common species of land hermit crabs
Pronounced: ‘seen-oh-bit-a cly-pe-ait-us’ Common name: Caribbean, Purple Pincher or PP Latin Origins: clypeatus = shield shaped or shield bearing monk