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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
169
559
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
556
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
314
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
27
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
8
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Territory
3 Families width 27 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Territory
8 Genera with 27 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19917SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18492SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
27 Species
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus H. Milnne Ed..., 1848Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909Aussie Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus imbricatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes gardineri (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
Diogenes jousseaumei Bouvier, 1897Mottled pea crab
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes rectimanus Miers, 1884
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes setocristatus Morgan & Forest, 1991
Paguristes alegrias Morgan, 1987
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962
Spiropagurus fimbriatus Lewinsohn, 1982
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Northern Territory
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
3
4
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