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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
21
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
3 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
10 Genera with 18 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus curvidactylus Chevreux & B..., 1892
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Nematopagurus longicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Oncopagurus bicristatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes fagei Forest, 1952
Paguristes marocanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Paguristes oculatus brunneo-pictus A. Milne-Edw..., 1900
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus excavatus Herbst, 1791
Pagurus forbesii Bell, 1846
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Pseudopaguristes marocanus A.Milne-Edwa..., 1892
Spiropagurus elegans Miers, 1881Newberry's twinpod

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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