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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
22
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 21 Species
Calcinus Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Strigopagurus Forest, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
21 Species
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Diogenes extricatus Stebbing, 1910
Diogenes miles Fabricius, 1787
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes agulhasensis Forest, 1954
Paguristes gamianus H. Milne-Edw..., 1836Pink hermit crab
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes subpilosus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Strigopagurus strigimanus White, 1847Rasping Hermit Crab


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