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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
189
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
28
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
5 Families width 22 Species
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
13 Genera with 22 Species
Agaricochirus McLaughlin, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Pylocheles Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
22 Species
Agaricochirus alexandri A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius sclopetarius Herbst, 1796
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Iridopagurus dispar Stimpson, 1859
Iridopagurus reticulatus Garcia-Gomez, 1983Reticulated Hermit Crab
Oncopagurus bicristatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes anomalus Bouvier, 1918
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Paguristes grayi Benedict, 1901
Paguristes wassi Provenzano, 1961Bear Valley milkvetch
Pagurus marshi Benedict, 1901
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Phimochirus operculatus Stimpson, 1859Polkadotted hermit
Phimochirus randalli Provenzano, 1961Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab
Pylocheles agassizi A.Milne-Edwards, 1880
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Spiropagurus dispar (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Iridopagurus dispar Stimpson, 1859

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
1
1
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