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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
267
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
266
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
201
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
195
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
175
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
26
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
15
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
9 Genera with 22 Species
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19522SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 07SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
22 Species and 4 Subspecies
Areopaguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Areopaguristes rubrodiscus Forest, 1952
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Clibanarius chapini Schmitt, 1926Lavafield false ohelo
Clibanarius chapinii
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius melitai (Chevreux & B..., 1892)⇒ Trizopagurus melitai Chevreus & B..., 1892
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator intermedius (Bouvier, 1891)⇒ Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829
Diogenes varians Miers, 1881
Diogenes varians gracilimana
Diogenes varians gracillimanus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829
Diogenes varians ovatus
Paguristes fagei Forest, 1952
Paguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Paguristes oxyacanthus Forest, 1952
Paguristes rubrodiscus (Forest, 1952)⇒ Areopaguristes rubrodiscus Forest, 1952
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pseudopagurus granulimanus Miers, 1881
Trizopagurus melitai Chevreus & B..., 1892


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