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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
140
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
135
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
124
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
22
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
3 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 28 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19522SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 05SpeciesTaxom
Paguridium Forest, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Areopaguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898
Clibanarius chapini Schmitt, 1926Lavafield false ohelo
Clibanarius chapinii
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius senagalensis
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Diogenes denticulatus Chevreux & B..., 1891
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Diogenes varians Miers, 1881
Diogenes varians ovatus
Paguridium minimum Chevreux & B..., 1892
Paguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Paguristes virilis (Forest, 1952)⇒ Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Paguristes virulis
Pagurus gordonae Forest, 1956
Pagurus pectinatus Stimpson, 1858
Pagurus similimanus (Balss, 1921)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Pagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Petrochirus cavitarius (Osorio, 1887)⇒ Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pseudopagurus granulimanus Miers, 1881
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Trizopagurus melitai Chevreus & B..., 1892

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
7
Genera
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