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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
49
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
49
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson Mandela Bay
2 Families width 10 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
5 Genera with 10 Species
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19475SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
10 Species
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Diogenes extricatus Stebbing, 1910
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Pagurus arrosor (Herbst, 1974)⇒ Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796
Pagurus beringanus Benedict, 1892Bering hermit
Pagurus caurinus Hart, 1971Greenmark hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus liochele Barnard, 1947Blue-striped Hermit Crab

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
5
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