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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
926
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
264
923
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
509
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
115
504
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
462
1139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
16
61
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
28
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
6 Genera with 38 Species
Calcinus Dana, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18027SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 189317SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18123SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
38 Species
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Calcinus sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Cancellus viridis Mayo, 1973Cuckoo flower
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius brasiliensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cubensis de Saussure, 1858Widestripe hermit
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus squamatus ♰ J. S. H. Col..., 2009
Dardanus substriatus ♰ A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Paguristes depressus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901
Paguristes hewatti Wass, 1963
Paguristes invisisacculus McLaughlin a..., 1974
Paguristes laticlavus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes lymani A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes moorei Benedict, 1901
Paguristes oxyophthalmus Holthuis, 1959
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901White Speckled Hermit
Paguristes rectifrons (accepted as ..., 1880)⇒ Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes sayi A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758


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