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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
140
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
135
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
124
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
22
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
8 Families width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
22 Genera with 39 Species
#ABCDEHPST
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anapagurus Henderson, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19522SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 05SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1857Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Paguridium Forest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Areopaguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898
Clibanarius chapini Schmitt, 1926Lavafield false ohelo
Clibanarius chapinii
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius senagalensis
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Diogenes denticulatus Chevreux & B..., 1891
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes varians Miers, 1881
Diogenes varians ovatus
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Eupagurus gordonae (Forest, 1956)⇒ Pagurus gordonae Forest, 1956
Eupagurus minimus (Chevreux & B..., 1891)⇒ Paguridium minimum Chevreux & B..., 1892
Eupagurus similimanus Balss, 1921
Eupagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Pachycheles barbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Paguridium minimum Chevreux & B..., 1892
Paguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Paguristes virilis (Forest, 1952)⇒ Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Paguristes virulis
Pagurus gordonae Forest, 1956
Pagurus pectinatus Stimpson, 1858
Pagurus similimanus (Balss, 1921)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Pagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Petrochirus cavitarius (Osorio, 1887)⇒ Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pisidia longicornis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Pseudopagurus granulimanus Miers, 1881
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Trizopagurus melitai Chevreus & B..., 1892

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Ghana
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
13
28
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