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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
49
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
49
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
5 Species
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Diogenes extricatus Stebbing, 1910
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy 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