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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
182
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
117
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
54
112
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea-Bissau
3 Families width 11 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
9 Genera with 11 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
11 Species
Anapagurus vossi Garcia-Gomez, 1994
Ciliopagurus caparti Forest, 1952
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Diogenes ovatus Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus pustulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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