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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
4
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
5
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
2 Families width 19 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
5 Genera with 19 Species
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18044SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
19 Species
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius cruentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gold-spotted Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita caripes
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
11
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