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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
460
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
183
457
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
138
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
131
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
117
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
19
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
3 Families width 20 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
7 Genera with 20 Species
Calcinus Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 189210SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
20 Species
Catapagurus gracilis Smith, 1881
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus kroyeri (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus politus Smith, 1882Glossy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Pagurus rathbuni Benedict, 1892Longfinger hermit
Parapagurus abyssorum (Filhol, 1885)⇒ Parapagurus holthuisi Lemaitre, 1989
Parapagurus holthuisi Lemaitre, 1989
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilorimanus
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Sympagurus pictus Smith, 1883

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Massachusetts
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
6
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