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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
460
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
455
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
144
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
138
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
134
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
31
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
11
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
3 Families width 41 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
11 Genera with 41 Species
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Discorsopagurus McLaughlin, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Elassochirus Benedict, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Labidochirus Benedict, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Orthopagurus Stevens, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 189225SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurodes McLaughlin a..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
41 Species
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius digueti Bouvier, 1898Blue-eyed spotted hermit
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius lordi (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Diogenes ortholepis Forest, 1961
Discorsopagurus schmitti Stevens, 1925Tubeworm hermit
Elassochirus cavimanus Miers, 1879Purple hermit
Elassochirus gilli Benedict, 1892Pacific red hermit
Elassochirus tenuimanus Dana, 1851Wideband hermit
Labidochirus splendescens Owen, 1839Splendid hermit
Orthopagurus minimus Holmes, 1900Toothshell hermit
Paguristes anahuacus Glassell, 1938
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi Schmitt, 1921Furry hermit
Pagurus aleuticus Benedict, 1892Aleutian hermit
Pagurus armatus Dana, 1851Armed hermit
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus capillatus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971Greenmark hermit
Pagurus confragosus Benedict, 1892Knobbyhand hermit
Pagurus cornutus Benedict, 1892Hornyhand hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson, 1859Grainy Hermit Crab
Pagurus hartae McLaughlin &..., 1996Brilliant Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli Benedict, 1892Maroon hermit
Pagurus hirsutiusculus Dana, 1851Hairy hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi Stimpson, 1854Bluespine hermit
Pagurus mertensii Brandt, 1851
Pagurus ochotensis Brandt, 1851Alaskan hermit
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Pagurus quaylei Hart, 1971
Pagurus rathbuni Benedict, 1892Longfinger hermit
Pagurus samuelis Stimpson, 1857Blueband hermit
Pagurus setosus Benedict, 1892Setose hermit
Pagurus stevensae Hart, 1971Stevens hermit
Pagurus tanneri Benedict, 1892Longhand hermit
Pagurus townsendi Benedict, 1892
Pagurus undosus Benedict, 1892Pribilof hermit
Parapagurodes hartae McLaughlin a..., 1996
Parapagurus benedicti de Saint Lau..., 1972

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
32
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