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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
200
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
99
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
15
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
2 Genera with 3 Species
Pagurus Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
3 Species
Pagurus hessii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Pagurus selifer
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849


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