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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
187
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
171
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
23
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
10
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
4 Families width 22 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
10 Genera with 22 Species
Calcinus Dana, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
22 Species
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus seurati Forest, 1951Seurat's Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Alcock, 1905
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pylopaguropsis pustulosa McLaughlin &..., 1989

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
1
0
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