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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
1 Genera with 1 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
1 Species
Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898


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