what kingdom is a banded hermit crab in
A hermit crab is a part of a superfamily; it itself is a category and not a species. The most specific we can get to is order: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Cla â¦ ss: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda.2 people found this useful.he term crab is  also used to describe other creatures with superficial similarities  to true crabs, e.g., crustaceans like the hermit crab or horseshoe  crab. There is also a parasite called a crab louse; body lice are  informally referred to as crabs.