PorcellanopagurusPorcellanopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs. The genus occurs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.DescriptionPorcellanopagurus is unusual among hermit crabs in that the body is largely symmetrical, with the abdomen held recurved above the cephalothorax. Lancelot [Alexander Borradaile|L. A. Borradaile] interpreted Porcellanopagurus as being an independent instance of carcinisation among the Anomura.SpeciesPorcellanopagurus contains the following species: