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Checklist for Family Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 (Deepwater hermit crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
22
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 6 Species
Parapagurus Smith, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18832SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
6 Species
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus nudus A. Milne-Edw..., 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus dimorphus Studer, 1883Cloaked hermit crab


Links, sources and further information
Parapaguridae at biodiversity.org.au
Parapaguridae at gbif.org
Parapaguridae at irmng.org
Parapaguridae at itis.gov
Parapaguridae at marinespecies.org