Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859

Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859: 85 (Barbados, type locality); Estampador, 1937: 501; Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 188; Estampador, 1959: 48.

Remarks. Yap-Chiongco (1938) noted that Cl. antillensis was only previously known from the West Atlantic, yet reported collecting 150 specimens of this species from Mindoro and Palawan provinces. It is reasonable to assume that his collections probably were comprised of another, abundant hermit crab species, however the identity of the species is not known and Yap-Chiongco’s collections are no longer extant (Estampador, 1959). It is possible that Cl. antillensis sensu Yap-Chiongco (1938) is Cl. ransoni Forest, 1953 judging from the white stripe on the ambulatory legs, also from the fact that dactyls of ambulatory legs are shorter than propodi with carina on lateral surfaces of both segments. However, Cl. ransoni has not yet been reported from the Philippines.