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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
60
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
59
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
40
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for New Britain
3 Families width 3 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Britain
3 Genera with 3 Species
Coenobita Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
3 Species
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Pagurus filholi De Man, 1887

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
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