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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Whatcom County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
122
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
121
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
37
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
10
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whatcom County
6 Families width 23 Species
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whatcom County
10 Genera with 23 Species
Cryptolithodes Brandt, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whatcom County
23 Species
Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853Sitka crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Hapalogaster grebnitzkii Schalfeew, 1892Soft crab
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Munida quadrispina Benedict, 1902
Orthopagurus minimus Holmes, 1900Toothshell hermit
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859Thickclaw porcelain crab
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus brandti Benedict, 1892Sponge hermit
Pagurus capillatus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971Greenmark hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson, 1859Grainy Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli Benedict, 1892Maroon hermit
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857Blueband hermit
Petrolisthes cinctipes Randall, 1840Flat porcelain crab
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871Flattop crab

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Whatcom County
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
16
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