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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
174
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
174
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
119
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
119
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
116
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman Islands
3 Families width 12 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman Islands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
12 Species
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Coenobita clypeata Dana, 1852
Coenobita perlata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Diogenes custos Fabricius, 1798
Paguristes balanophilus Alcock, 1905
Pagurus hessii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Andaman Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
2
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