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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Cocos Islands (Australia)


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		69
127
168		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
127
168		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
43
82
110		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		42
81
109		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
71
94		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps		9
10
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs		4
5
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cocos Islands
4 Families width 7 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cocos Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cocos Islands
7 Species
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Parapagurus foraminosus Lemaitre, 1999

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Cocos Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs		2
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs		1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs		1
1		Genus
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