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Checklist for Family Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 (Deepwater hermit crabs)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
150
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
30
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
3 Genera with 3 Species
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
3 Species
Oncopagurus gracilis Henderson, 1888
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Sympagurus arcuatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1893


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