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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
133
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
131
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
51
115
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea
8 Families width 32 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea
22 Genera with 32 Species
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Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anapagurus Henderson, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19522SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Eupagurus Brandt, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
32 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Anapagurus atlantidii Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Areopaguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Diogenes mercatoris Forest, 1952
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Eupagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Gastroptychus formosus Filhol, 1884
Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Munida guineae Miyake & Baba, 1970
Munida speciosa von Martens, 1878
Paguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Paguristes microphthalmus Forest, 1952
Paguristes virilis (Forest, 1952)⇒ Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Pagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes monodi Chace, 1956
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
Uroptychus concolor A. Milne Edw..., 1894

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Guinea
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
12
20
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