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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
275
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
48
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
14 Families width 136 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab13SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 189210SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab22SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs44SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
48 Genera with 136 Species
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Acantholithodes Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aegla Leach, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & M..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cervimunida Benedict, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylus Ortmann, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Discorsopagurus McLaughlin, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Echinocerus White, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Eumunida Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptolithodes Benedict, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lissoporcellana Haig, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oedignathus Benedict, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 189235SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurodes McLaughlin a..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18317SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Placetron Schalfeew, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolithodes Brandt, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
136 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860Fuzzy Crab
Aegla denticulata Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Aliaporcellana pygmaea De Man, 1902
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Cervimunida princeps Benedict, 1902
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius digueti Bouvier, 1898Blue-eyed spotted hermit
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius lordi (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Cryptolithodes alta-fissura (Bate, 1864)⇒ Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853
Cryptolithodes altafissura Spence Bate, 1865
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848Butterfly crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Diogenes ortholepis Forest, 1961
Discorsopagurus schmitti Stevens, 1925Tubeworm hermit
Echinocerus cibarius (White, 1848)⇒ Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Eumunida picta Smith, 1883
Eupagurus (Trigonochirus) newcombei (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892
Eupagurus (Trigonochirus) setosus Benedict, 1892
Eupagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson, 1859
Eupagurus hirsutiusculus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817
Eupagurus kroyeri (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838
Eupagurus splendescens
Eupagurus tenuimanus Dana, 1851
Gastroptychus formosus Filhol, 1884
Gastroptychus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Schalfeew, 1892Soft crab
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Leptolithodes multispinus (Benedict, 1895)⇒ Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Lissoporcellana spinuligera Dana, 1853
Lithodes aequispinus Benedict, 1895Golden king crab
Lithodes agassizii Smith, 1882
Lithodes couesi Benedict, 1895Scarlet king crab
Lithodes grimaldii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1894)⇒ Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848Puget Sound king crab
Megalobrachium smithi Glassell, 1936
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775Long-clawed Squat
Munida tenuimana Sars, 1872
Munida valida Smith, 1883
Munidopsis (Galathodes) tridens A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis alvisca Williams, 1988
Munidopsis antonii Filhol, 1884
Munidopsis aries A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis curvirostris (Whiteaves, 1874)⇒ Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis edwardsii Wood–Mason..., 1891
Munidopsis latirostris Faxon, 1895
Munidopsis quadrata Faxon, 1893
Munidopsis robusta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis similis Smith, 1885
Munidopsis verrilli Benedict, 1902
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860Blue Lithode Crab
Orthopagurus harmsi (Gordon, 1935)⇒ Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935
Orthopagurus minimus Holmes, 1900Toothshell hermit
Pachycheles pubescens Holmes, 1900Pubescent porcelain crab
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859Thickclaw porcelain crab
Paguristes alegrias Morgan, 1987
Paguristes anahuacus Glassell, 1938
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921Furry hermit
Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus aleuticus Benedict, 1892Aleutian hermit
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus armatus Dana, 1851Armed hermit
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
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 hartae McLaughlin &..., 1996Brilliant Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli Benedict, 1892Maroon hermit
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus ikedai Lemaitre & W..., 2005
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus kroyeri (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838
Pagurus levimanus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus mertensii Brandt, 1851
Pagurus novizealandiae Dana, 1852New Zealand hermit crab
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851Alaskan hermit
Pagurus politus Smith, 1882Glossy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
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 undosus Benedict, 1892Pribilof hermit
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralithodes rostrofalcatus (Mackay, 1932)⇒ Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815
Paralomis aculeatus Henderson, 1888
Paralomis bouvieri Hansen, 1908
Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895
Paralomis verrilli Benedict, 1895
Parapagurodes hartae McLaughlin a..., 1996
Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Parapagurus pilosimanus benedicti de Saint Lau..., 1972
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes cinctipes Randall, 1840Flat porcelain crab
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871Flattop crab
Petrolisthes gracilis Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes hastatus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Petrolisthes militaris Heller, 1862Soldier Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848Flatspine triangle crab
Placetron wosnessenskii Schalfeew, 1892Scaled crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848Golf-ball crab
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Canada
SuperfamilyAegloidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
2
5
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
10
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
14
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
15
62
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