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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Aldabra Group (Coralline Seychelles, Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
169
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
169
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
102
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
102
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
102
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
5
9
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aldabra Group
3 Families width 20 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aldabra Group
7 Genera with 20 Species
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Group
20 Species
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus krempfi Forest, 1952
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Pagurus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Aldabra Group
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paguroidea at artfakta.se
Paguroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Paguroidea at dyntaxa.se
Paguroidea at itis.gov
Paguroidea at marinespecies.org