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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
204
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
204
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
125
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
17
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
3 Families width 21 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
9 Genera with 21 Species
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 20038SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
21 Species
Areopaguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Diogenes alias McLaughlin &..., 2001
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes costatus Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Diogenes fasciatus Rahayu & Forest, 1995
Diogenes karwarensis Nayak & Neel..., 1989
Diogenes klaasi Rahayu & Forest, 1995
Diogenes planimanus Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Diogenes tirmiziae Siddiqui & M..., 2003
Paguristes gamianus H. Milne-Edw..., 1836Pink hermit crab
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962
Pagurus macardlei Alcock, 1905
Pagurus spinulentus Henderson, 1888
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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