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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mombasa
3 Families width 19 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mombasa
6 Genera with 19 Species
Calcinus Dana, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
19 Species
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius padavensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Mombasa
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
1
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