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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
2 Families width 12 Species
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 12 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18154SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
12 Species
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus calidus Risso, 1827Anemone Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes oculatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767
Paguristes syrtensis de Saint Lau..., 1971
Pagurus alatus Fabricius, 1775
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideauxi (Leach, 1815)⇒ Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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