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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Cape Point (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
222
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
131
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
129
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
115
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Point
3 Families width 21 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Point
9 Genera with 21 Species
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18176SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Point
21 Species
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus defensus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus impressus (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Pylopagurus corallinus Muller, 1996
Pylopagurus rosaceus Milne Edward..., 1893Stellate hermit

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Cape Point
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater 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