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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
133
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
113
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mascarene Islands
7 Families width 35 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab7SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mascarene Islands
16 Genera with 35 Species
Albunea Weber, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19949SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Sadayoshia Baba, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mascarene Islands
35 Species
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Calcinus argus Wooster, 1984Argus hermit
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Calcinus vanninii Gherardi & M..., 1994Vannini's Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus umbella Asakura, 2006
Galathea eulimene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Pachycheles granti Haig, 1965
Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Paguristes jalur Morgan, 1992
Petrolisthes aegyptiacus Werding & Hi..., 2007
Petrolisthes carinipes Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes moluccensis De Man, 1888
Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858Hairy Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin &..., 1989
Sadayoshia edwardsii Miers, 1884

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Mascarene Islands
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
11
23
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