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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Bass Strait (Tasman Sea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
194
563
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
560
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
140
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
133
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
13
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bass Strait
4 Families width 25 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bass Strait
13 Genera with 25 Species
Calcinus Dana, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Lophopagurus McLaughlin, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Strigopagurus Forest, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Trizocheles Forest, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bass Strait
25 Species
Calcinus dapsiles Morgan, 1989
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Lophopagurus (Lophopagurus) nanus Henderson, 1888Dwarf Hermit Crab
Lophopagurus lacertosus Henderson, 1888
Micropagurus acantholepis Stimpson, 1858
Paguristes brevirostris Baker, 1905Southern Hermit Crab
Paguristes frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Common Hermit Crab
Paguristes laurentae (Morgan & Forest, 1991)⇒ Pseudopaguristes laurentae Morgan & Forest, 1991
Paguristes longisetosus Morgan, 1987
Paguristes pugil McCulloch, 1913
Paguristes sulcatus Baker, 1905Hairy-legged Hermit Crab
Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900Friendly Hermit Crab
Pagurixus handrecki Gunn & Morgan, 1992Clarrie's Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Parapagurus bouvieri Stebbing, 1910Hairy-clawed hermit crab
Parapagurus furici Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus latimanus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Pseudopaguristes laurentae Morgan & Forest, 1991
Strigopagurus elongatus Forest, 1995
Strigopagurus strigimanus White, 1847Rasping Hermit Crab
Sympagurus dimorphus Studer, 1883Cloaked hermit crab
Trizocheles spinosus Henderson, 1888

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Bass Strait
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
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