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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
21
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
11 Families width 42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18749SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
21 Genera with 42 Species
#ADEGLMNOPSU
Anapagurus Henderson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eumunida Smith, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylus Baba, Ahyong..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus curvidactylus Chevreux & B..., 1892
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Eumunida bella de Saint Lau..., 1990
Eumunida picta Smith, 1883
Galacantha subrostrata Macpherson, 2007
Galathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Leiogalathea aeneas Rodríguez-Fl..., 2019
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
Munida intermedia A. Milne Edw..., 1899
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida media Benedict, 1902
Munida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885
Munida speciosa von Martens, 1878
Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis curvirostris (Whiteaves, 1874)⇒ Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Munidopsis talismani A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis vaillantii A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Nematopagurus longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Oncopagurus bicristatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes fagei Forest, 1952
Paguristes marocanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Paguristes oculatus brunneo-pictus A. Milne-Edw..., 1900
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab
Pseudopaguristes marocanus A.Milne-Edwa..., 1892
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Sternostylus formosus Filhol, 1884
Uroptychus nitidus A. Milne Edw..., 1880

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Sahara
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
6
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
10
18
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