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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
196
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
194
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
101
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Virgin Islands
4 Families width 18 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 18 Species
Calcinus Dana, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Munidopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
18 Species
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Iridopagurus globulus de Saint Lau..., 1966
Munidopagurus macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes anomalus Bouvier, 1918
Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Phimochirus occlusus Henderson, 1888
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Spiropagurus caribbensis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1893)⇒ Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
7
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