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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
201
606
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
604
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
306
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
92
302
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
275
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
35
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
4 Families width 47 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
16 Genera with 47 Species
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mixtopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 189312SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
47 Species
Cancellus ornatus Benedict, 1901
Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapagurus gracilis Smith, 1881
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Dardanus fucosus Biffar & Pro..., 1972Bar-eye Hermit Crab
Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Iridopagurus reticulatus Garcia-Gomez, 1983Reticulated Hermit Crab
Manucomplanus ungulatus Studer, 1883
Mixtopagurus gilli Benedict, 1901
Paguristes anomalus Bouvier, 1918
Paguristes lymani A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes tortugae Schmitt, 1933Bandeye hermit
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Paguristes wheeleri Blow & Manning, 1996
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus carolinensis McLaughlin, 1975Wormreef hermit
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus defensus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus impressus (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus politus Smith, 1882Glossy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Pagurus stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Pylopagurus corallinus Muller, 1996
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Pylopagurus rosaceus Milne Edward..., 1893Stellate hermit
Tomopagurus cokeri Hay, 1917
Tomopagurus rubropunctatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981Aegean wallflower

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in North Carolina
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
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