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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
10
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Chad
2 Genera with 2 Species
Diogenes Dana, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
2 Species
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848


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