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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region North Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
190
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
189
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
85
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
83
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
82
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
10
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
6 Families width 30 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab4SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
10 Genera with 30 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18147SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
30 Species
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus hyndmanni Bell, 1846Hyndman's Hermit Crab
Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846Yellow Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Galathea bamfia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Galathea longipeda (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea nexa Embleton, 1834
Galathea rugosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Lithodes arctica (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maia (Samouelle, 1819)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Munida intermedia A. Milne Edw..., 1899
Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775Long-clawed Squat
Munida sarsi Huus, 1935Long-clawed Aquad Lobster
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus laevis (Thompson, 1844)⇒ Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Pisidia longicornis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in North Sea
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
3
4
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
4
13
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