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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
6 Families width 16 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae (Samouelle, 1819)King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
9 Genera with 16 Species
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
16 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Clibanarius ascensionis
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius rosewateri Manning & Chace, 1990
Dardanus imperator Miers, 1881
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Lithodes tropicalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Munida microphthalma A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Ascension
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
1
4
7
Family
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