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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
97
353
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
55
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
30
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
8 Genera with 32 Species
Allodardanus Haig & Prove..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Bathynarius Forest, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19012SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 188010SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
32 Species
Allodardanus midas McLaughlin &..., 1985
Bathynarius anomalus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Calcinus sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus ornatus Benedict, 1901
Cancellus spongicola Benedict, 1901
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cubensis de Saussure, 1858Widestripe hermit
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901
Paguristes inconstans McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes laticlavus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes markhami Sandberg, 1996
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901White Speckled Hermit
Paguristes sayi A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Diogenidae at artfakta.se
Diogenidae at biodiversity.org.au
Diogenidae at dyntaxa.se
Diogenidae at gbif.org
Diogenidae at irmng.org
Diogenidae at itis.gov
Diogenidae at marinespecies.org