Habitat: It favors sand, mud, or mud and shell bottoms. Distribution: This species has been reported from the Golf of Mexico to Brazil and the West Indies. Depth: 0-128 m Characteristics: Here is a list of key characteristics for this hermit crab species: Shield with scattered clumps of setae, anterior margin trilobate; chelipeds massive, unequal, right slightly larger than left; hands and carpus of chelae roughened with grouped tubercles separated by appressed setae; generally red in color, chelipeds reddish except between fingers, white spots on carpal area; walking legs with purple bands.