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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
16
47
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
20
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
7 Genera with 12 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
12 Species
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Clibanarius albidigitus Nobili, 1901Wright's golden saxifrage
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Isocheles pacificus Bouvier, 1907
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Trizopagurus magnificus Bouvier, 1898Spotted 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