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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
322
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
320
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
191
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darwin
3 Families width 11 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darwin
5 Genera with 11 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
11 Species
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus H. Milnne Ed..., 1848Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909Aussie Hermit Crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Darwin
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
2
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