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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
214
547
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
209
538
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
95
243
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
243
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
220
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
3 Genera with 5 Species
Diogenes Dana, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Stratiotes Thomson, 1900Water soldiers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
5 Species
Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes maculatus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Stratiotes tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900


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