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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
345
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
44
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
25
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
8 Genera with 28 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
28 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus typicus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus alcocki Forest, 1995
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius danai Rahayu & Forest, 1993
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius serenei Rahayu & Forest, 1993
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vulgaris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes goniochirus Forest, 1956
Diogenes merguiensis De Man, 1888
Diogenes miles Fabricius, 1787
Diogenes mixtus Lanchester, 1902
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Paguristes aciculus Grant, 1905
Paguristes doederleini Komai, 2001
Paguristes miyakei Forest & McL..., 1998
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit


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