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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
13
45
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
19
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
9 Genera with 33 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17675SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Eocalcinus Vía, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19719SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 20064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
33 Species
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Calcinus agnoensis Beschin, De ..., 2005
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lobiancoi
Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830)⇒ Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tethysiansus
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cruenatus Milne Edwards, 1848
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius ornatus
Clibanarius rouxi (Heller, 1863)⇒ Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes varians Miers, 1881
Eocalcinus cavus Beschin, 2002
Eocalcinus eocenicus Vía, 1959
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes extentus Beschin, 2007
Paguristes lineatuberculatus Beschin, 2006
Paguristes maculatus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Paguristes oculatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Paguristes prealpinus Beschin, De ..., 2005
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes streaensis Pastore, 1984
Paguristes syrtensis de Saint Lau..., 1971
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey, 1907
Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin, 2006


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