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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
232
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
229
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
209
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
3 Families width 35 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
14 Genera with 35 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Iridopagurus de Saint Lau..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodes Henderson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18178SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Petrochirus Stimpson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phimochirus McLaughlin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
35 Species
Anapagurus hendersoni Barnard, 1947Henderson's Hermit Crab
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Dardanus insignis de Saussure, 1858Red brocade hermit
Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Stareye crab
Diogenes brevirostris Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Diogenes extricatus Stebbing, 1910
Diogenes miles Fabricius, 1787
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Iridopagurus caribbensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes gamianus H. Milne-Edw..., 1836Pink hermit crab
Paguristes sericeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Blue-eye hermit
Paguristes triangulatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893
Paguristes turgidus Stimpson, 1857Orange Hairy Hermit
Pagurodes inarmatus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson, 1859Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus dalli Benedict, 1892Whiteknee hermit
Pagurus defensus Benedict, 1892
Pagurus impressus (Benedict, 1892)⇒ Dardanus impressus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus liochele Barnard, 1947Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus, 1758Giant hermit
Phimochirus holthuisi Provenzano, 1961Red-striped hermit
Pylopagurus corallinus Muller, 1996
Pylopagurus rosaceus Milne Edward..., 1893Stellate hermit
Sympagurus dimorphus Studer, 1883Cloaked hermit crab

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
5
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