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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
16
47
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
20
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
4 Families width 33 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
20 Genera with 33 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Isocheles Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurodes McLaughlin a..., 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Probeebei Boone, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rhodochirus McLaughlin, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tylaspis Henderson, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
33 Species
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Calcinus explorator Boone, 1930Galápagos hermit crab
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Clibanarius albidigitus Nobili, 1901Wright's golden saxifrage
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
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 sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Iridopagurus haigae Garcia-Gomez, 1983
Iridopagurus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Isocheles pacificus Bouvier, 1907
Manucomplanus varians Benedict, 1892Antler Hermit
Oncopagurus haigae de Saint Lau..., 1972
Pagurus benedicti Bouvier, 1898
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus gladius Benedict, 1892
Pagurus nesiotes Haig & McLau..., 1991
Parapagurus foraminosus Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus holthuisi Lemaitre, 1989
Parapagurus janetae Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus californiensis Bouvier, 1895Giant hermit crab
Phimochirus californiensis Benedict, 1892California Hermit Crab
Probeebei mirabilis Boone, 1926
Rhodochirus hirtimanus Faxon, 1893
Spiropagurus occidentalis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Iridopagurus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Tomopagurus purpuratus Benedict, 1892
Trizopagurus magnificus Bouvier, 1898Spotted hermit crab
Tylaspis anomala Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
4
7
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