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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
32
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
16
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
3 Families width 28 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
16 Genera with 28 Species
Aniculus Dana, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Solitariopagurus Türkay, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
28 Species
Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Areopaguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Catapaguroides timidus (Roux, 1930)⇒ Cestopagurus timidus Roux, 1830
Cestopagurus timidus Roux, 1830Shy Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius aequabilis Dana, 1851
Clibanarius carnifex Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus varipes Heller, 1861
Nematopagurus lewinsohni Türkay, 1986
Paguristes calvus Alcock, 1905
Paguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Pagurixus laevimanus Ortmann, 1892
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus varipes Heller, 1861
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus Forest, 1954

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
8
7
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