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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
3 Families width 18 Species
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
8 Genera with 18 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
18 Species
Anapagurus bicorniger A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830)⇒ Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes varians Miers, 1881
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes maculatus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus spinimanus (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater 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