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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
10
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
4 Families width 23 Species
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae (Dana, 1851)Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
10 Genera with 23 Species
Calcinus Dana, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pylocheles Milne-Edwards, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
23 Species
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Iridopagurus reticulatus Garcia-Gomez, 1983Reticulated Hermit Crab
Paguristes invisisacculus McLaughlin a..., 1974
Paguristes lymani A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901White Speckled Hermit
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Pylocheles (Pylocheles) agassizii (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Pylocheles agassizi A.Milne-Edwards, 1880
Pylocheles agassizi A.Milne-Edwards, 1880
Xylopagurus rectus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Xylopagurus tenuis Lemaitre, 1995

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Jamaica
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
1
2
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