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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
7 Genera with 18 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
18 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Calcinus californiensis Bouvier, 1898Red-leg Hermit Crab
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius digueti Bouvier, 1898Blue-eyed spotted hermit
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paguristes digueti Bouvier, 1893
Paguristes fecundus Faxon, 1893
Paguristes lapillatus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant 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