Petrochirus

{{Short description|Genus of crustacean}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Petrochirus diogenes 1.jpg

| image_caption = Petrochirus diogenes

| taxon = Petrochirus

| authority = Stimpson, 1858

}}

Petrochirus is a genus of hermit crabs of the family Diogenidae.{{cite web |title=WoRMS taxon details - Petrochirus (Stimpson, 1858) |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246419 |website=World Register of Marine Species |access-date=15 January 2022}} There are seven described species of the genus. The genus was described by William Stimpson in 1858.{{cite web |title=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia via GBIF |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2224491 |website=Global Biodiversity Information Facility |access-date=15 January 2022}}