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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Port Darwin (Darwin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
98
257
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
255
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
163
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
163
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
153
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Darwin
3 Families width 8 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Darwin
4 Genera with 8 Species
Clibanarius Dana, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Darwin
8 Species
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus H. Milnne Ed..., 1848Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909Aussie Hermit Crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Port Darwin
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
2
5
Genera
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