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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Cook Islands (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
77
160
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
77
160
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
114
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
114
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
41
111
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
10
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cook Islands
3 Families width 26 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cook Islands
10 Genera with 26 Species
Aniculus Dana, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Islands
26 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus gouti Poupin, 1997
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus isabellae Poupin, 1997
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus spicatus Forest, 1951
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus sanguinocarpus Degener, 1925Bloody hermit
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Paguritta corallicola Lewinsohn, 1978Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Cook Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
3
3
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