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Taxonomy of Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps		25
473
6522		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Anomura MacLeay, 1838
SuperfamilyAegloidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
108		Family
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
4
18
733		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyEocarcinoidea
Withers, 1932
0
0
0		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters		4
179
2704		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyHippidea
Stimpson, 1862
1
1
3		Family
Genus
Species
SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs		3
27
212		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyKiwaoidea
Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2006
0
0
0		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs		2
24
214		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyLomisoidea
Bouvier, 1895
Hairy stone crabs		1
1
2		Family
Genus
Species
SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs		9
219
2546		Families
Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Anomura
GermanKrabben, Mittelkrebse
EnglishHermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
SwedishAnomurer, Eremitkräftor, Porslinskrabbor, Trollhumrar, Trollkrabbor
FinnishErakkoravut, Välipyrstöiset ravut
NorwegianEremittkreps, Trollkreps


Distribution and Species lists of Anomura MacLeay, 1838
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAlbania
3 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesAlgeria
7 Families  12 Genera  24 SpeciesAngola
11 Families  22 Genera  43 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
8 Families  14 Genera  26 SpeciesArgentina
14 Families  39 Genera  112 SpeciesArmenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAustralia
19 Families  127 Genera  730 SpeciesAustria
7 Families  12 Genera  17 SpeciesBahamas
15 Families  55 Genera  161 SpeciesBahrain
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBarbados
11 Families  36 Genera  78 SpeciesBelgium
6 Families  13 Genera  25 SpeciesBelize
11 Families  31 Genera  67 SpeciesBenin
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesBolivia
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBotswana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
13 Families  49 Genera  194 SpeciesBrunei
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBulgaria
5 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesBurundi
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCambodia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCameroon
4 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesCanada
14 Families  48 Genera  136 SpeciesCape Verde
13 Families  29 Genera  60 SpeciesChad
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesChile
15 Families  43 Genera  136 SpeciesChina
15 Families  95 Genera  426 SpeciesColombia
15 Families  61 Genera  252 SpeciesComoros
6 Families  10 Genera  14 SpeciesCook Islands
6 Families  13 Genera  29 SpeciesCosta Rica
14 Families  44 Genera  115 SpeciesCroatia
6 Families  12 Genera  37 SpeciesCuba
14 Families  52 Genera  158 SpeciesCyprus
2 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesCzech Republic
5 Families  8 Genera  4 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
7 Families  15 Genera  23 SpeciesDenmark
7 Families  14 Genera  33 SpeciesDjibouti
6 Families  17 Genera  30 SpeciesDominica
11 Families  30 Genera  63 SpeciesDominican Republic
8 Families  20 Genera  37 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Families  10 Genera  14 SpeciesEcuador
16 Families  47 Genera  119 SpeciesEgypt
8 Families  17 Genera  43 SpeciesEl Salvador
6 Families  13 Genera  24 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
7 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesEritrea
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesEstonia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesEthiopia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFiji
12 Families  47 Genera  199 SpeciesFinland
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesFrance
17 Families  76 Genera  302 SpeciesGabon
9 Families  20 Genera  31 SpeciesGambia
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesGeorgia
8 Families  17 Genera  38 SpeciesGermany
9 Families  21 Genera  48 SpeciesGhana
8 Families  22 Genera  39 SpeciesGreece
8 Families  18 Genera  51 SpeciesGrenada
8 Families  19 Genera  44 SpeciesGuatemala
7 Families  13 Genera  13 SpeciesGuinea
8 Families  22 Genera  32 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
7 Families  17 Genera  21 SpeciesGuyana
8 Families  14 Genera  20 SpeciesHaiti
9 Families  20 Genera  32 SpeciesHonduras
12 Families  29 Genera  54 SpeciesHungary
6 Families  17 Genera  23 SpeciesIceland
8 Families  16 Genera  36 SpeciesIndia
15 Families  59 Genera  199 SpeciesIndonesia
16 Families  102 Genera  596 SpeciesIran
7 Families  17 Genera  37 SpeciesIraq
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
10 Families  18 Genera  46 SpeciesIsrael
8 Families  25 Genera  62 SpeciesItaly
13 Families  45 Genera  148 SpeciesIvory Coast
4 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesJamaica
12 Families  23 Genera  50 SpeciesJapan
18 Families  129 Genera  688 SpeciesJordan
4 Families  7 Genera  13 SpeciesKazakhstan
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesKenya
8 Families  22 Genera  64 SpeciesKiribati
7 Families  27 Genera  91 SpeciesKuwait
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLebanon
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesLiberia
6 Families  13 Genera  18 SpeciesLibya
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
15 Families  62 Genera  212 SpeciesMalaysia
11 Families  44 Genera  97 SpeciesMaldives
13 Families  36 Genera  90 SpeciesMalta
4 Families  13 Genera  30 SpeciesMarshall Islands
10 Families  27 Genera  97 SpeciesMauritania
9 Families  21 Genera  32 SpeciesMauritius
11 Families  25 Genera  72 SpeciesMexico
17 Families  93 Genera  406 SpeciesMicronesia
14 Families  55 Genera  240 SpeciesMonaco
6 Families  14 Genera  29 SpeciesMongolia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
11 Families  26 Genera  64 SpeciesMozambique
12 Families  43 Genera  143 SpeciesMyanmar
9 Families  16 Genera  44 SpeciesNamibia
7 Families  12 Genera  23 SpeciesNauru
3 Families  6 Genera  15 SpeciesNetherlands
10 Families  32 Genera  73 SpeciesNew Zealand
15 Families  81 Genera  258 SpeciesNicaragua
11 Families  27 Genera  51 SpeciesNigeria
8 Families  13 Genera  19 SpeciesNiue
4 Families  9 Genera  25 SpeciesNorth Korea
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
14 Families  43 Genera  172 SpeciesOman
8 Families  22 Genera  41 SpeciesPakistan
5 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesPalau
6 Families  25 Genera  69 SpeciesPalestine
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesPanama
13 Families  58 Genera  206 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
15 Families  82 Genera  319 SpeciesParaguay
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesPeru
15 Families  41 Genera  102 SpeciesPhilippines
16 Families  94 Genera  442 SpeciesPoland
7 Families  10 Genera  9 SpeciesPortugal
10 Families  24 Genera  78 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
16 Families  60 Genera  191 SpeciesRomania
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesRussia
10 Families  19 Genera  46 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
9 Families  13 Genera  32 SpeciesSaint Lucia
10 Families  23 Genera  43 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 Families  28 Genera  68 SpeciesSamoa
11 Families  21 Genera  60 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
5 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
9 Families  32 Genera  67 SpeciesSenegal
11 Families  26 Genera  66 SpeciesSerbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
10 Families  32 Genera  95 SpeciesSierra Leone
8 Families  22 Genera  30 SpeciesSingapore
7 Families  27 Genera  73 SpeciesSlovakia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSlovenia
5 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesSolomon Islands
17 Families  88 Genera  410 SpeciesSomalia
11 Families  23 Genera  47 SpeciesSomaliland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Korea
9 Families  15 Genera  36 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSpain
15 Families  40 Genera  127 SpeciesSri Lanka
10 Families  15 Genera  41 SpeciesSudan
8 Families  20 Genera  32 SpeciesSuriname
9 Families  27 Genera  54 SpeciesSweden
14 Families  51 Genera  108 SpeciesSwitzerland
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSyria
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesTaiwan
14 Families  109 Genera  630 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
12 Families  35 Genera  95 SpeciesThailand
11 Families  38 Genera  106 SpeciesTogo
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesTonga
11 Families  37 Genera  132 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
11 Families  31 Genera  69 SpeciesTunisia
7 Families  13 Genera  23 SpeciesTurkey
7 Families  15 Genera  23 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTuvalu
9 Families  16 Genera  38 SpeciesUganda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUkraine
4 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
5 Families  16 Genera  34 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
13 Families  46 Genera  137 SpeciesUruguay
7 Families  13 Genera  25 SpeciesUSA
20 Families  142 Genera  824 SpeciesVanuatu
14 Families  73 Genera  330 SpeciesVenezuela
14 Families  42 Genera  106 SpeciesVietnam
8 Families  16 Genera  33 SpeciesYemen
9 Families  21 Genera  46 SpeciesZambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesZimbabwe
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCEFGHIKMNORSUW
Aldabra Group
5 Families  9 Genera  25 SpeciesAlor Archipelago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAndreanof Islands
3 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesAntipodes Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAzores
10 Families  21 Genera  47 SpeciesBacan islands
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
3 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesCapricorn Group
10 Families  28 Genera  70 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
6 Families  13 Genera  23 SpeciesEast Aleutians
3 Families  13 Genera  31 SpeciesFarquhar Group
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFox Islands
3 Families  13 Genera  31 SpeciesGlorioso Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
4 Families  5 Genera  17 SpeciesHinako Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesInner Hebrides
4 Families  5 Genera  14 SpeciesIslands of Chile
14 Families  39 Genera  113 SpeciesIslands of Four Mountains
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKai Islands
10 Families  40 Genera  81 SpeciesMacaronesia
14 Families  36 Genera  113 SpeciesMurray Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesNear Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesNorthern Isles
7 Families  8 Genera  25 SpeciesNorthern Line Islands
3 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
4 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesObi Islands
6 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesOrkney Islands
5 Families  6 Genera  16 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
4 Families  5 Genera  16 SpeciesRat Islands
4 Families  9 Genera  17 SpeciesShetland Islands
7 Families  8 Genera  24 SpeciesSnares Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSolitary Islands
4 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesSouth Orkney Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
6 Families  11 Genera  21 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
5 Families  12 Genera  22 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
5 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesUist
4 Families  5 Genera  14 SpeciesWest Aleutians
4 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesWestern Orkney Islands
3 Families  4 Genera  7 Species


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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