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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
121
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
23
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Lucia
4 Families width 19 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Lucia
12 Genera with 19 Species
Agaricochirus McLaughlin, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20013SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
19 Species
Agaricochirus alexandri A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Agaricochirus erosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Clibanarius speciosus (Miers, 1877)⇒ Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802
Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802Red Brocade Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Oncopagurus bicristatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Oncopagurus gracilis Henderson, 1888
Paguristes spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Pagurus middendorfii Brandt, 1851
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Pylopagurus gorei McLaughlin &..., 2001
Pylopagurus macgeorgei McLaughlin &..., 2001
Sympagurus arcuatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981Aegean wallflower

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Saint Lucia
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
4
5
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