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Paguridae Latreille, 1802
Taxonomic Serial No.: 97774

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	right-handed hermit crabs [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	unknown
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Crustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans
	Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
	Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
	Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904 – camarão, caranguejo, ermitão, lagosta, siri
	Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, crabes, crevettes, écrevisses, homards
	Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
	Infraorder	Anomura MacLeay, 1838
	Superfamily	Paguroidea Latreille, 1802
	Family	Paguridae Latreille, 1802 – right-handed hermit crabs
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Agaricochirus McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Anapagrides de Saint Laurent-Dechancé, 1966
	Genus	Anapagurus Henderson, 1886
	Genus	Anisopagurus McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Catapaguroides A. Milne-Edwards and Bouvier, 1892
	Genus	Catapagurus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
	Genus	Discorsopagurus McLaughlin, 1974
	Genus	Elassochirus Benedict, 1892
	Genus	Enallopaguropsis McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Enneobranchus García Gómez, 1988
	Genus	Goreopagurus McLaughlin, 1988
	Genus	Haigia McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Iridopagurus de Saint Laurent-Dechancé, 1966
	Genus	Labidochirus Benedict, 1892
	Genus	Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Micropagurus McLaughlin, 1986
	Genus	Nematopaguroides Forest and de Saint Laurent, 1968
	Genus	Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edwards and Bouvier, 1892
	Genus	Orthopagurus Stevens, 1927
	Genus	Ostraconotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
	Genus	Pagurixus Melin, 1939
	Genus	Pagurus Fabricius, 1775
	Genus	Parapagurodes McLaughlin and Haig, 1973
	Genus	Phimochirus McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Propagurus McLaughlin and de Saint Laurent, 1998
	Genus	Pygmaeopagurus McLaughlin, 1986
	Genus	Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 1905
	Genus	Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edwards and Bouvier, 1891
	Genus	Rhodochirus McLaughlin, 1981
	Genus	Solenopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968
	Genus	Tomopaguropsis Alcock, 1905
	Genus	Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edwards and Bouvier, 1893

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:
	Notes:
	Reference for:

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31, pre-press (version 18-May-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	McLaughlin et al. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
	Reference for:	Paguridae, right-handed hermit crabs [English]

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Paguridae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Martin, Joel W., and George E. Davis
	Publication Date:	2001
	Article/Chapter Title:	An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Science Series 39
	Page(s):	124
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-891276-27-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Paguridae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, et al.
	Publication Date:	1989
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17
	Page(s):	77
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-913235-49-0, 0097-0638
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Paguridae, right-handed hermit crabs [English]

Geographic Information


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Comments


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