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Checklist for Family Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 (Land hermit crabs)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
4
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait
1 Genera with 2 Species
Coenobita Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
2 Species
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909Aussie Hermit Crab


Links, sources and further information
Coenobitidae at biodiversity.org.au
Coenobitidae at gbif.org
Coenobitidae at irmng.org
Coenobitidae at itis.gov
Coenobitidae at marinespecies.org