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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
61
95
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
61
95
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
65
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
43
64
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
56
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indo-Australian region
5 Families width 11 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae (S. I. Smith, 1882)Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Australian region
7 Genera with 11 Species
Calcinus Dana, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodes Henderson, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Parapylocheles Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Australian region
11 Species
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita longitarsis De Man, 1902
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Oncopagurus monstrosus Alcock, 1894
Parapagurus brevipes (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapylocheles scorpio Alcock, 1894

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Indo-Australian region
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
0
Genus
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