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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
25
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
11 Families width 72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18740SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab9SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
25 Genera with 72 Species
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Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Bathymunida Balss, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 199412SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylus Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17759SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18117SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Sadayoshia Baba, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Bathymunida polae Balss, 1914
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus argus Wooster, 1984Argus hermit
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus spicatus Forest, 1951
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Calcinus vanninii Gherardi & M..., 1994Vannini's Hermit Crab
Chirostylus dolichopus Ortmann, 1892Deep Sea Squat Lobster
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius demani Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius ransoni Forest, 1953
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839
Coenobita perlata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
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 pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Galathea affinis (Ristori, 1886)⇒ Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea platycheles Miyake, 1953
Galathea robusta Baba, 1990
Galathea senta Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea tropis Baba, 2005
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Munida latior Baba, 2005
Munida rufiantennulata Baba, 1969
Munida sphinx Macpherson &..., 1993
Neopetrolisthes alobatus Laurie, 1926Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab
Pagurus aniculus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787
Pagurus clypeatus (Coenobita vi..., 1787)⇒ Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus guttatus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Paralomis stella Macpherson, 1988
Petrolisthes asiaticus Leach, 1820
Petrolisthes carinipes Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes penicillatus (Heller, 1861)⇒ Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858Hairy Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Petrolisthes villosus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes testudinarius denticulatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Sadayoshia edwardsii Miers, 1884
Uroptychus mauritius Baba, 2005

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Mauritius
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
9
21
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
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
10
44
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