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Checklist for Family Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882 (Deepwater hermit crabs)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
43
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
18
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
2 Genera with 7 Species
Parapagurus Smith, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19115SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
7 Species
Parapagurus alaminos Lemaitre, 1986Chinese bottle tree
Parapagurus brevipes (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus affinis Henderson, 1888
Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus burkenroadi Thompson, 1943
Sympagurus dofleini Balss, 1912Doflein's Hermit Crab
Sympagurus trispinosus Balss, 1911


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