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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
334
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
333
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
150
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
14
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
8
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mediterranean Sea
2 Families width 29 Species
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
8 Genera with 29 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 03SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 181513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
29 Species
Anapagurus bicorniger A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846Yellow Hermit Crab
Anapagurus pusillus Henderson, 1888
Anapagurus smythi Ingle, 1993
Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830)⇒ Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Cestopagurus timidus Roux, 1830Shy Hermit Crab
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius ornatus
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes oculatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus anachoretus Risso, 1827Long-armed Hermit Crab
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus calidus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827
Pagurus chevreuxi Bouvier, 1896
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuenensis
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus laevis (Thompson, 1844)⇒ Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
3
19
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