Family Parapaguridae Smith 1882 (hermit crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parapaguridae
No fossil representatives
Parent taxon: Paguroidea according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Annuntidiogenidae, Calcinidae, Coenobitidae, Diogenidae, Paguridae, Pilgrimchelidae, Probeebeidae, Pylochelidae, Pylojacquesidae, Schobertellidae, Xylopaguridae
Subtaxa: Oncopagurus Paragiopagurus Parapagurus Strobopagurus Sympagurus
Type: Parapagurus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parapaguridae in the database