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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
97
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
4 Families width 13 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
9 Genera with 13 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Mixtopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
13 Species
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Manucomplanus spinulosus Holthuis, 1959
Mixtopagurus paradoxus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes paraguanensis McLaughlin &..., 1975
Paguristes sayi A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Pylopaguropsis atlantica Wass, 1963
Sympagurus pictus Smith, 1883

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
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