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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
602
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
221
601
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
99
305
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
98
297
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
267
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
36
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
16
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
6 Genera with 17 Species
Calcinus Dana, 17674SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18275SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
17 Species
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830)⇒ Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Alcock, 1905
Clibanarius aequabilis Dana, 1851
Clibanarius chapini Schmitt, 1926Lavafield false ohelo
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848


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