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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
317
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
314
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
94
303
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
33
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
14
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
6 Genera with 23 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 183814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
23 Species
Anapagurus breviaculeatus Fenizia, 1937
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus hyndmanni Bell, 1846Hyndman's Hermit Crab
Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846Yellow Hermit Crab
Anapagurus levis Bell, 1846
Catapagurus insolitus Komai & Osawa, 2009
Cestopagurus timidus Roux, 1830Shy Hermit Crab
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus anachoretus Risso, 1827Long-armed Hermit Crab
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus faujasii Koenig, 1825
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus laevis (Thompson, 1844)⇒ Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851Alaskan hermit
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab


Links, sources and further information
Paguridae at artfakta.se
Paguridae at biodiversity.org.au
Paguridae at dyntaxa.se
Paguridae at gbif.org
Paguridae at irmng.org
Paguridae at itis.gov
Paguridae at marinespecies.org