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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
4 Families width 41 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
20 Genera with 41 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19917SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Rhodochirus McLaughlin, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Spathapagurus Lemaitre & F..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
41 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Calcinus californiensis Bouvier, 1898Red-leg Hermit Crab
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius digueti Bouvier, 1898Blue-eyed spotted hermit
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Iridopagurus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Manucomplanus longimanus Faxon, 1893
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paguristes digueti Bouvier, 1893
Paguristes fecundus Faxon, 1893
Paguristes lapillatus McLaughlin &..., 1975
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus benedicti Bouvier, 1898
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus californiensis (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Phimochirus californiensis Benedict, 1892
Pagurus gladius Benedict, 1892
Pagurus rhabdotus Haig & Harvey, 1991
Pagurus virgulatus Haig & Harvey, 1991
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Parapagurus foraminosus Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus holthuisi Lemaitre, 1989
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Phimochirus californiensis Benedict, 1892California Hermit Crab
Pylopagurus hirtimanus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Rhodochirus hirtimanus Faxon, 1893
Pylopagurus longimanus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Manucomplanus longimanus Faxon, 1893
Rhodochirus hirtimanus Faxon, 1893
Spathapagurus collinae Lemaitre & F..., 2011
Spiropagurus occidentalis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Iridopagurus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Tomopagurus merimaculosus Glassell, 1937
Xylopagurus cancellarius Walton, 1950

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
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