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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
26
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
3 Families width 22 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
12 Genera with 22 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18156SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurus Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
22 Species
Anapagurus bicorniger A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Anapagurus brevicarpus (A. Milne Edw..., 1892)⇒ Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846Yellow Hermit Crab
Catapaguroides megalops A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapaguroides unicrop⇒ Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Nematopagurus longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Oncopagurus bicristatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus laevis (Thompson, 1844)⇒ Anapagurus laevis Bell, 1846
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pseudopagurus granulimanus Miers, 1881
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod
Strobopagurus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1891

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

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
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