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Checklist for Family Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 (Deepwater hermit crabs)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
136
305
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
304
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
164
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
161
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
147
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
9
22
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
10
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
2 Genera with 3 Species
Parapagurus Smith, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
3 Species
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
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