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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
133
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
131
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
51
115
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea
3 Families width 20 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea
12 Genera with 20 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19522SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
20 Species
Anapagurus atlantidii Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Areopaguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Calcinus talismani A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Clibanarius cooki Rathbun, 1900Largeflower tickclover
Clibanarius senegalensis Chevreux & B..., 1892Senegal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus pectinatus Ortmann, 1892
Diogenes mercatoris Forest, 1952
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes mauritanicus Bouvier, 1906
Paguristes microphthalmus Forest, 1952
Paguristes virilis (Forest, 1952)⇒ Areopaguristes virilis Forest, 1952
Pagurus triangularis Chevreux & B..., 1892
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pseudopagurus granulimanus Miers, 1881
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
3
4
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