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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
215
566
1171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
564
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
209
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
204
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
192
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
33
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska
10 Families width 81 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab15SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska
31 Genera with 81 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPRS
Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Dermaturus Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Discorsopagurus McLaughlin, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1857Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Oedignathus Benedict, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 189228SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurodes McLaughlin a..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Placetron Schalfeew, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sculptolithodes Makarov, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
81 Species
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848Butterfly crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Dermaturus mandtii Brandt, 1850Wrinkled crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Discorsopagurus schmitti Stevens, 1925Tubeworm hermit
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Gastroptychus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
Hapalogaster cavicauda Stimpson, 1859Furry crab
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Schalfeew, 1892Soft crab
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Labidochirus anomalus Balss, 1913
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895Golden king crab
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848Puget Sound king crab
Munida konara C. Schweitze..., 2000
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis albatrossae Pequegnat & ..., 1973Albatross Squat Lobster
Munidopsis beringana (J. E. Benedict, 1902)⇒ Munidopsis antonii Filhol, 1884
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis tanneri Faxon, 1893
Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860Blue Lithode Crab
Orthopagurus minimus Holmes, 1900Toothshell hermit
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859Thickclaw porcelain crab
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921Furry hermit
Pagurus aleuticus Benedict, 1892Aleutian hermit
Pagurus armatus Dana, 1851Armed hermit
Pagurus benedicti Bouvier, 1898
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus brandti Benedict, 1892Sponge hermit
Pagurus capillatus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971Greenmark hermit
Pagurus confragosus Benedict, 1892Knobbyhand hermit
Pagurus cornutus Benedict, 1892Hornyhand hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson, 1859Grainy Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli Benedict, 1892Maroon hermit
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus kroyeri (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838
Pagurus mertensii Brandt, 1851
Pagurus middendorfii Brandt, 1851
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851Alaskan hermit
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Pagurus quaylei Hart, 1971
Pagurus rathbuni Benedict, 1892Longfinger hermit
Pagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857Blueband hermit
Pagurus setosus Benedict, 1892Setose hermit
Pagurus stevensae Hart, 1971Stevens hermit
Pagurus tanneri Benedict, 1892Longhand hermit
Pagurus townsendi Benedict, 1892
Pagurus trigonocheirus Stimpson, 1858Fuzzy hermit
Pagurus undosus Benedict, 1892Pribilof hermit
Paralithodes brevipes H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralithodes platypus Brandt, 1850Blue king crab
Paralomis makarovi Hall & Thatje, 2009
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Parapagurodes hartae McLaughlin a..., 1996
Petrolisthes cinctipes Randall, 1840Flat porcelain crab
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871Flattop crab
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab
Placetron wosnessenskii Schalfeew, 1892Scaled crab
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848Golf-ball crab
Sculptolithodes derjugini Makarov, 1934

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Alaska
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
3
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
13
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
12
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anomura at artfakta.se
Anomura at biodiversity.org.au
Anomura at dyntaxa.se
Anomura at itis.gov
Anomura at marinespecies.org