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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (Hermit Crabs)
and region Whatcom County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
122
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
121
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
37
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
10
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Whatcom County
4 Genera with 15 Species
Elassochirus Benedict, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 185710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whatcom County
15 Species
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Orthopagurus minimus Holmes, 1900Toothshell hermit
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus brandti Benedict, 1892Sponge hermit
Pagurus capillatus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971Greenmark hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson, 1859Grainy Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli Benedict, 1892Maroon hermit
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857Blueband 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