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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Cameron County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
75
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
45
75
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
56
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
56
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
47
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
5
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
5 Species
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Isocheles wurdemanni Stimpson, 1859Surf hermit
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit


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