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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
345
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
44
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
25
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malaysia
5 Families width 66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae (Bate, 1888)2SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malaysia
25 Genera with 66 Species
#ABCDOPST
Aniculus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Bathycheles Forest, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab2SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 181110SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Pylocheles Milne-Edwards, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Tomopaguroides Balss, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tomopaguropsis Alcock, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Typhlopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus typicus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787
Bathycheles integer Forest, 1987
Birgus latio
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus alcocki Forest, 1995
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius danai Rahayu & Forest, 1993
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius serenei Rahayu & Forest, 1993
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vulgaris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes goniochirus Forest, 1956
Diogenes merguiensis De Man, 1888
Diogenes miles Fabricius, 1787
Diogenes mixtus Lanchester, 1902
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Oncopagurus indicus Alcock, 1905
Oncopagurus monstrosus Alcock, 1894
Paguristes aciculus Grant, 1905
Paguristes doederleini Komai, 2001
Paguristes miyakei Forest & McL..., 1998
Pagurixus haigae Komai & Osawa, 2007
Pagurus gemmatus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus hessii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus japonicus Stimpson, 1858
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962
Pagurus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Paragiopagurus acutus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus acutus acutus (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Paragiopagurus acutus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus brevipes (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus planimanus (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Sympagurus planimanus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus sibogae (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Strobopagurus sibogae de Saint Lau..., 1972
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Pylocheles (Bathycheles) integer (Forest, 1987)⇒ Bathycheles integer Forest, 1987
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin &..., 1989
Spiropagurus profundorum Alcock, 1905
Strobopagurus sibogae de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus affinis Henderson, 1888
Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus planimanus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Tomopaguroides valdiviae Balss, H., 1911
Tomopaguropsis miyakei McLaughlin, 1997
Typhlopagurus foresti de Saint Lau..., 1972

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Malaysia
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
2
2
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