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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
43
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
18
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
6 Genera with 19 Species
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 188813SpeciesTaxom
Propagurus McLaughlin a..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
19 Species
Nematopagurus crosnieri McLaughlin, 1998
Nematopagurus diadema Lewinsohn, 1969
Nematopagurus spinulosensoris McLaughlin &..., 1974
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus asper (J. F. W. Herbst, 1804)⇒ Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus euopsis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus fabimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pagurus guttatus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus sculptipes (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Dardanus crassimanus H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus setifer (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus spinulentus Henderson, 1888
Propagurus deprofundis Stebbing, 1924
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral 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