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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
7 Families width 37 Species
Galatheidae (Samouelle, 1819)Squat lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae (Ortmann, 1892)0SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab4SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20100SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
18 Genera with 37 Species
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Padrycheles1SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paramunida Baba, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
37 Species
Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita perlata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus crassimanus H. Milne Edw..., 1836Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Galathea acis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea affinis ♰ (Ristori, 1886)⇒ Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Orthopagurus harmsi (Gordon, 1935)⇒ Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935
Pachycheles sculptus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Padrycheles sculptus Milne-Edward..., 1837
Paguristes jalur Morgan, 1992
Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurus gemmatus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Petrolisthes coccineus Owen, 1839Red porcelain crab
Petrolisthes dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
11
29
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