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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
13
49
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
25
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
10
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
10 Genera with 36 Species
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18029SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Loxopagurus Forest, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 188813SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
36 Species
Areopaguristes iris Forest & de ..., 1968
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cubensis de Saussure, 1858Widestripe hermit
Clibanarius foresti Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius symmetricus Randall, 1840Symmetrical Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Isocheles sawayai Forest & de ..., 1968
Loxopagurus loxochelis Moreira, 1901
Paguristes angustitheca McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Paguristes foresti Scelzo, 1971
Paguristes iris (Forest & de ..., 1968)⇒ Areopaguristes iris Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes pauciparus Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes perplexus McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901White Speckled Hermit
Paguristes rostralis Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Paguristes triangulopsis Forest & de ..., 1968
Paguristes visor (Henderson, 1888)⇒ 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