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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
5
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
5 Families width 15 Species
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab5SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
9 Genera with 15 Species
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
15 Species
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius padavensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909Aussie Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Diogenes guttatus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Diogenes imbricatus
Pachycheles pulchellus Haswell, 1882
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Petrolisthes annulipes (Miers, 1884)⇒ Petrolisthes militaris Heller, 1862
Petrolisthes haswelli Miers, 1884
Petrolisthes serratifrons
Pisidia serratifrons Stimpson, 1858

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
0
0
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
5
9
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