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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Cape Point (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
131
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
129
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
115
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Point
5 Genera with 11 Species
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18176SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Point
11 Species
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus defensus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus impressus (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Pylopagurus corallinus Muller, 1996
Pylopagurus rosaceus Milne Edward..., 1893Stellate hermit


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