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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Heron Island (Capricorn Group, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
93
241
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
91
239
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
51
153
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
152
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
150
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
5
21
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
11
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heron Island
3 Families width 27 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heron Island
11 Genera with 27 Species
Aniculus Dana, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heron Island
27 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Diogenes capricorneus Grant & McCu..., 1907
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Paguritta corallicola Lewinsohn, 1978Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus maorus Nobili, 1906
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pseudopaguristes monoporus Morgan, 1987Monoporus Hermit Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
22
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