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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
21
190
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
92
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
20
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
20 Genera with 252 Species
Allodardanus Haig & Prove..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 18129SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 201210SpeciesTaxom
Bathynarius Forest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 190136SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19735SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 185239SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 184837SpeciesTaxom
Diogener1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Loxopagurus Forest, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 199579SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguristes Bishop, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Strigopagurus Forest, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobistes Ayón-Parent..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 19054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
252 Species
Allodardanus bredini Haig & Prove..., 1965
Allodardanus midas McLaughlin &..., 1985
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Aniculus hopperae McLaughlin &..., 1996Hopper's Hermit Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus miyakei Forest, 1984
Aniculus petersii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Aniculus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Areopaguristes abbreviatus Dechancé, 1963
Areopaguristes hummi Wass, 1955Green-striped Darner
Areopaguristes iris Forest & de ..., 1968
Areopaguristes mclaughlinae Ayón Parente..., 2006
Areopaguristes micheleae Rahayu, 2005
Areopaguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Areopaguristes praedator Glassell, 1937
Areopaguristes setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Areopaguristes tudgei Lemaitre & F..., 2012
Areopaguristes waldoschmitti Ayon-Parente..., 2012
Bathynarius anomalus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Calcinus anani Poupin & McL..., 1998
Calcinus argus Wooster, 1984Argus hermit
Calcinus californiensis Bouvier, 1898Red-leg Hermit Crab
Calcinus chilensis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus gouti Poupin, 1997
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus hazletti Haig & McLau..., 1984Hawaiian whitefoot hermit
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus imperialis Whitelegge, 1901Broadleaf aiea
Calcinus isabellae Poupin, 1997
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus laurentae Haig & McLau..., 1984Laurent's Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Calcinus pascuensis Haig, 1974
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus revi Poupin & McL..., 1998White Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus seurati Forest, 1951Seurat's Hermit Crab
Calcinus sirius Morgan, 1991
Calcinus spicatus Forest, 1951
Calcinus sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Calcinus terrae-reginae (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus urabaensis Campos & Lem..., 1994
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Calcinus verrillii Rathbun, 1901
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Cancellus ornatus Benedict, 1901
Cancellus spongicola Benedict, 1901
Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Cancellus viridis Mayo, 1973Cuckoo flower
Ciliopagurus albatrossi Forest, 1995Albatros Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Alcock, 1905
Clibanarius aequabilis Dana, 1851
Clibanarius albidigitus Nobili, 1901Wright's golden saxifrage
Clibanarius anomalus (A.Milne-Edwa..., 1893)⇒ Bathynarius anomalus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius arathusa
Clibanarius arethusa De Man, 1888
Clibanarius brasiliensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius cayennensis (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius cruentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gold-spotted Hermit Crab
Clibanarius cubensis de Saussure, 1858Widestripe hermit
Clibanarius digueti Bouvier, 1898Blue-eyed spotted hermit
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius foresti Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Clibanarius hebes (Verrill, 1908)⇒ Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius janethaigae Hendrickx & ..., 1997
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius lordi (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius speciosus (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802
Clibanarius strigimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Strigopagurus strigimanus White, 1847
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius symmetricus Randall, 1840Symmetrical Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus H. Milnne Ed..., 1848Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius verrillii (Rathbun, 1901)⇒ Calcinus verrillii Rathbun, 1901
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus asper (De Haan, 1849)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Dardanus brachyops Forest, 1962Deep Sea Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus crassimanus H. Milne Edw..., 1836Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus dearmatus Henderson, 1888
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus hungaricus Lorenthey, 1929
Dardanus imbricatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859
Dardanus imperator Miers, 1881
Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus janethaigae Ayón Parente..., 2009
Dardanus jordani (Schmitt, 1921)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus longior Asakura, 2006
Dardanus magdalenensis Ayón Parente..., 2009
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus mexicanus F. J. Vega, 2001
Dardanus nudus Ayón Parente..., 2009
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus sanguinocarpus Degener, 1925Bloody hermit
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Dardanus squamatus J. S. H. Col..., 2009
Dardanus stimpsoni Ayón Parente..., 2009
Dardanus substriatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Dardanus sulcatus Edmondson, 1925
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus umbella Asakura, 2006
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Diogener edwardsii De Haan, W., 1833
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes edwardsii De Haan, 1849
Diogenes ortholepis Forest, 1961
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Isocheles aequimanus Dana, 1852
Isocheles pacificus Bouvier, 1907
Isocheles pilosus Holmes, 1900Moon snail hermit
Isocheles sawayai Forest & de ..., 1968
Isocheles wurdemanni Stimpson, 1859Surf hermit
Loxopagurus loxochelis Moreira, 1901
Paguristes alegrias Morgan, 1987
Paguristes anahuacus Glassell, 1938
Paguristes angustitheca McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes angustithecus McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes anomalus Bouvier, 1918
Paguristes armatus (Hay, 1917)⇒ Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes aztatlanensis Glassell, 1937Bulbous adder's-tongue
Paguristes bakeri Holmes, 1900Digger hermit
Paguristes brevirostris Baker, 1905Southern Hermit Crab
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paguristes chipolensis Rathbun, 1935
Paguristes cserhatensis Muller, 1984
Paguristes depressus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Paguristes digueti Bouvier, 1893
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Paguristes fecundus Faxon, 1893
Paguristes foresti Scelzo, 1971
Paguristes frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Common Hermit Crab
Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901
Paguristes haigae Parente & He..., 2007
Paguristes hernancortezi McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes hewatti Wass, 1963
Paguristes hirtus Dana, 1851
Paguristes hokensis Schweitzer &..., 2001
Paguristes hokoensis C. Schweitze..., 2001
Paguristes hummi Wass, 1955
Paguristes inconstans McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes invisisacculus McLaughlin a..., 1974
Paguristes iris (Forest & de ..., 1968)⇒ Areopaguristes iris Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes jalur Morgan, 1992
Paguristes johnsoni Rathbun, 1935
Paguristes lapillatus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes laticlavus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes limonensis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes lymani A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes maclaughlinae Martinez-Igl..., 1989
Paguristes markhami Sandberg, 1996
Paguristes mexicanus Vega, Cosma,..., 2001
Paguristes monoporus (Morgan, 1987)⇒ Pseudopaguristes monoporus Morgan, 1987
Paguristes moorei Benedict, 1901
Paguristes oculatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Paguristes oculiviolaceus Glassell, 1937Bulbous adder's-tongue
Paguristes oxyophthalmus Holthuis, 1959
Paguristes paraguanensis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes parvus Holmes, 1900Island hermit
Paguristes pauciparus Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes perplexus McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes planatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes praedator Glassell, 1937
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901White Speckled Hermit
Paguristes rectifrons (accepted as ..., 1880)⇒ Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes robustus Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes rostralis Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes runyanae Haig & Ball, 1988Maroon Striped Hermit Crab
Paguristes sanguinimanus Glassell, 1938
Paguristes sayi A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes scarabinoi Lima & Santana, 2017
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes spectabilis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes squamosus McCulloch, 1913
Paguristes starcki Provenzano, 1965Cedar Breaks milkvetch
Paguristes tenuirostris (Benedict, 1901)⇒ Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes triangulopsis Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900Friendly Hermit Crab
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921Furry hermit
Paguristes visor (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes wassi Provenzano, 1961Bear Valley milkvetch
Paguristes weddellii (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Tetralobistes weddellii H.Milne Edwards, 1848
Paguristes werdingi Campos & San..., 1995
Paguristes wheeleri Blow & Manning, 1996
Paguristes whitteni Bishop, 1983
Paguristes zebra Campos & San..., 1995
Parapaguristes tuberculatus Bishop, 1986
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus bouvieri M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pseudopaguristes invisisacculus McLaughlin &..., 1974
Pseudopaguristes janetkae McLaughlin, 2002
Pseudopaguristes monoporus Morgan, 1987Monoporus Hermit Crab
Strigopagurus poupini Forest, 1995
Strigopagurus strigimanus White, 1847Rasping Hermit Crab
Tetralobistes weddellii H.Milne Edwards, 1848
Trizopagurus hawaiiensis (McLaughlin &..., 1975)⇒ Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Trizopagurus magnificus Bouvier, 1898Spotted hermit crab
Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Trizopagurus tenebrarum (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001


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Diogenidae at artfakta.se
Diogenidae at biodiversity.org.au
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Diogenidae at gbif.org
Diogenidae at irmng.org
Diogenidae at itis.gov
Diogenidae at marinespecies.org