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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
73
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
30
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
5 Families width 85 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs45SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
30 Genera with 85 Species
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Aniculus Dana, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20016SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 184313SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190513SpeciesTaxom
Decaphyllus de Saint Lau..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Icelopagurus McLaughlin, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19744SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pagurojacquesia de Saint Lau..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Trizocheles Forest, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
85 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Aniculus sibogae Forest, 1984
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus fuscus Malay, Komai..., 2012
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
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
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Catapaguroides microps A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
Catapagurus alcocki McLaughlin, 1998
Catapagurus franklinae McLaughlin, 2004
Catapagurus haigae Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus lewinsohni Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus maclaughlinae Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus toyoshioae Asakura, 2001
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius ambonensis Rahayu & Forest, 1993Ambon Hermit Crab
Clibanarius antennatus Rahayu & Forest, 1993
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Forest, 1953
Clibanarius snelliusi Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita hilgendorfi (Terao, 1913)⇒ Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus dearmatus Henderson, 1888
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus holthuisi Rahayu, 2010
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Decaphyllus barunajaya McLaughlin, 1997
Diogenes biramus Morgan, 1987
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes spinicarpus Rahayu & Forest, 1995
Diogenes viridis Haig & Ball, 1988
Icelopagurus undulatus McLaughlin, 2006
Micropagurus polynesiensis Nobili, 1906
Nematopagurus gardineri Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus indicus Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus meiringae McLaughlin, 1998
Nematopagurus spinulosensoris McLaughlin &..., 1974
Oncopagurus elevatus Lemaitre, 2014
Oncopagurus elongatus Lemaitre, 2014
Oncopagurus indicus Alcock, 1905
Oncopagurus minutus Henderson, 1896
Paguristes albimaculatus Komai, 2001
Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935Coral Hermit Crab
Paguritta kroppi McLaughlin &..., 1993Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus patiae Komai, 2006Pat's Hermit Crab
Pagurojacquesia polymorpha de Saint Lau..., 1999
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Paragiopagurus acutus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus acutus de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus furici Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Porcellanopagurus haptodactylus McLaughlin, 2000
Pseudopaguristes monoporus Morgan, 1987Monoporus Hermit Crab
Spiropagurus profundorum Alcock, 1905
Strobopagurus breviacus Lemaitre, 2004
Sympagurus symmetricus Lemaitre, 2004
Trizocheles pilgrimi Forest & McL..., 2000

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
5
10
Genera
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