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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
90
233
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
90
233
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
131
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
1
6
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
6 Genera with 11 Species
Calcinus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18026SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
11 Species
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cubensis de Saussure, 1858Widestripe hermit
Clibanarius foresti Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius symmetricus Randall, 1840Symmetrical Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
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