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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
280
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
214
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
206
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
21
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
11
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
7 Genera with 29 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 188212SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 20066SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
29 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus terrae-reginae (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius aequabilis Dana, 1851
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius cruentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gold-spotted Hermit Crab
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus umbella Asakura, 2006
Diogenes biramus Morgan, 1987
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup


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