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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
105
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
3 Genera with 6 Species
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
6 Species
Paragiopagurus hobbiti Macpherson, 1983
Parapagurus andreui Macpherson, 1984
Parapagurus bouvieri Stebbing, 1910Hairy-clawed hermit crab
Parapagurus macrocerus Forest, 1955
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