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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
155
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
42
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bay of Bengal
3 Families width 13 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bay of Bengal
8 Genera with 13 Species
Calcinus Dana, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bay of Bengal
13 Species
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus imbricatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Diogenes merguiensis De Man, 1888
Paguristes longirostris Dana, 1851
Pagurus carpoforminatus Alcock, 1905
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Bay of Bengal
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

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