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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
16
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
10
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuvalu
4 Families width 27 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
10 Genera with 27 Species
Aniculus Dana, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19999SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
27 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus isabellae Poupin, 1997
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Clibanarius aequabilis Dana, 1851
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Parapagurus planimanus (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Sympagurus planimanus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus planimanus de Saint Lau..., 1972

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Tuvalu
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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