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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
26
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
5 Genera with 15 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18156SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
15 Species
Anapagurus bicorniger A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Anapagurus brevicarpus (A. Milne Edw..., 1892)⇒ Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846Yellow Hermit Crab
Catapaguroides megalops A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapaguroides unicrop⇒ Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Nematopagurus longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus laevis (Thompson, 1844)⇒ Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod


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