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Paguroidea (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Paguroidea Latreille
1992Paguroidea Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2001Paguroidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 192
2001Paguroidea Vega et al. p. 931
2002Paguroidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2003Paguroidea Collins et al. p. 198
2005Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 283
2005Paguroidea Todd and Collins p. 67
2006Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2006Paguroidea Vega et al. p. 331
2009Paguroidea Collins et al. p. 91
2009Paguroidea Fraaije et al.
2010Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 53
2017Paguroidea Luque et al. p. 7
2020Paguroidea Pasini et al. p. 19
2023Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Paguroidea Latreille 1802 [hermit crab]
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Fm. Annuntidiogenidae Fraaije 2014
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G. †Annuntidiogenes Fraaije et al. 2008
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†Annuntidiogenes ruizdegaonai Fraaije et al. 2008
†Annuntidiogenes sunuciorum Fraaije et al. 2008
†Annuntidiogenes worfi Fraaije et al. 2009
G. †Squamipelta Yost et al. 2023
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†Squamipelta insecta Yost et al. 2023
Fm. Calcinidae Fraaije et al. 2017
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G. Calcinus Dana 1853
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†Calcinus agnoensis Beschin et al. 2005
Calcinus dapsiles Morgan 1989
Calcinus imperialis Whitelegge 1901
Calcinus latens Randall 1840
Calcinus obscurus Stimpson 1862
Fm. Coenobitidae Dana 1851
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G. Birgus Leach 1816
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Birgus latro Linnaeus 1767
G. Coenobita Latreille 1829
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Coenobita rugosus Bouvier 1890
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Invalid names: Coenobita granulata Bouvier 1890 [synonym]
Fm. Diogenidae Ortmann 1892
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G. †Bachmayerus Fraaije et al. 2013
G. Cancellus Milne-Edwards 1836
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Cancellus quadraticoxa Morgan and Forest 1991
Cancellus typus Milne-Edwards 1836
G. Ciliopagurus Forest 1995
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†Ciliopagurus obesus van Bakel et al. 2003
†Ciliopagurus substriatiformis Lörenthey and Beurlen 1929
†Ciliopagurus tethysianus Beschin et al. 2007
G. Clibanarius Dana 1852
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†Clibanarius cecconi De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Clibanarius isabenaensis Ferratges 2022
†Clibanarius sossanensis De Angeli and Caporiondo 2009
Clibanarius taeniatus Milne-Edwards 1848
G. †Cretacocalcinus Ferratges et al. 2021
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†Cretacocalcinus fortis García-Penas et al. 2023
†Cretacocalcinus josaensis Ferratges et al. 2021
G. Dardanus Paulson 1875
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†Dardanus arnoldi Rathbun 1926
†Dardanus arrosor Herbst 1796
Dardanus australis Forest and Morgan 1991
†Dardanus balaitus Ferratges 2022
Dardanus bayani Beschin et al. 2016
†Dardanus biordines Todd and Collins 2005
†Dardanus braggensis Beschin et al. 2015
†Dardanus colosseus Fraaije and Polkowsky 2016
Dardanus crassimanus Milne-Edwards 1836
†Dardanus curtimanus Muller and Collins 1991
Dardanus deformis Milne-Edwards 1836
†Dardanus faxensis Jakobsen et al. 2020
Dardanus gemmatus Milne-Edwards 1848
Dardanus helleri Paul'son 1875
†Dardanus hungaricus Lörenthey and Beurlen 1929
Dardanus impressus De Haan 1849
†Dardanus lauensis Rathbun 1945
†Dardanus mediterraneus Lorenthey 1907
Dardanus megistos Herbst 1804
†Dardanus mexicanus Vega et al. 2001
†Dardanus muelleri Karasawa and Inoue 1992
†Dardanus portmorantensis Collins and Donovan 2012
Dardanus setifer Milne-Edwards 1836
†Dardanus squamatus Collins et al. 2009
†Dardanus substriatus Milne-Edwards 1861
†Dardanus suessi Beschin et al. 2016
G. Diogenes Dana 1851
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†Diogenes augustinus Ferratges et al. 2020
Diogenes custos Fabricius 1798
†Diogenes denticulatus Beschin et al. 2018
Diogenes dubius Herbst 1804
Diogenes edwardsii De Haan 1849
†Diogenes lessineus Beschin et al. 2013
†Diogenes longimanus Muller and Collins 1991
Diogenes lophochir Morgan 1989
†Diogenes matrensis Müller 1984
Diogenes senex Heller 1865
Diogenes serenei Forest 1956
Invalid names: Troglopagurus Henderson 1893 [synonym]
G. †Eocalcinus Via 1959
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†Eocalcinus albus Beschin et al. 2010
†Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. 2002
†Eocalcinus gerardbretoni Ferratges et al. 2021
†Eocalcinus veteris Ferratges 2022
G. †Eopaguropsis van Bakel et al. 2008
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†Eopaguropsis loercheri van Bakel et al. 2008
G. †Joecalcinus Fraaije et al. 2020
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†Joecalcinus bolcensis Fraaije et al. 2020
G. †Longipaguristes De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
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†Longipaguristes extentus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Longipaguristes manuelae De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Longipaguristes regularis Beschin et al. 2018
G. Paguristes Dana 1851
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†Paguristes baldoensis Garassino et al. 2009
†Paguristes chipolensis Rathbun 1935
†Paguristes clampensis De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Paguristes cserhatensis Müller 1984
†Paguristes extentus Beschin et al. 2007
†Paguristes florae Collins et al. 1995
†Paguristes frigoscopulus Jakobsen et al. 2020
Paguristes frontalis Milne-Edwards 1836
†Paguristes hirtus Dana 1851
†Paguristes hokoensis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Paguristes johnsoni Rathbun 1935
Paguristes laurentae Morgan and Forest 1991
†Paguristes lineatuberculatus Beschin et al. 2006
Paguristes lymanni Milne-Edwards and Bouvier 1893
†Paguristes mexicanus Vega et al. 2001
†Paguristes oligotuberculatus Muller and Collins 1991
†Paguristes ouachitensis Rathbun 1935
†Paguristes paucituberculatus Beschin et al. 2016
†Paguristes perlatus Ferratges 2022
†Paguristes prealpinus Beschin et al. 2005
Paguristes pugil McCulloch 1913
†Paguristes santamartaensis Feldmann et al. 1993
Paguristes squamosus McCulloch 1913
†Paguristes subaequalis Rathbun 1926
Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge 1900
†Paguristes vallionensis Beschin et al. 2018
†Paguristes wheeleri Blow and Manning 1996
†Paguristes whitteni Bishop 1983
G. Paguropsis Henderson 1888
G. †Palaeopetrochirus Bishop 1991
G. †Parapetrochirus Ferratges et al. 2021
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†Parapetrochirus robustus Ferratges et al. 2021
†Parapetrochirus serratus Ferratges 2022
G. †Paronapaguropsis Beschin et al. 2021
G. Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
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Invalid names: Petrochirus granulatus Olivier 1811 [synonym]
†Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus 1758
†Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
†Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
†Petrochirus minutus Beschin et al. 2016
†Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin et al. 2006
†Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
†Petrochirus savii Beschin et al. 2012
†Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935
G. †Striadiogenes Garassino et al. 2009
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†Striadiogenes frigerioi Garassino et al. 2009
G. Strigopagurus Forest 1995
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G. Tetralobistes Ayon-Parente and Hendrickx 2010
G. †Tithopaguristes Fraaije et al. 2019
G. †Ululapagurus Fraaije 2014
Invalid names: Dardaninae Schmidt 1926 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Paguridae Latreille 1802
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G. Anapagurus Henderson 1886
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†Anapagurus carinatus Harvey 1998
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Invalid names: Anapagurus marginatus Müller 1979 [replaced]
†Anapagurus miocenicus Müller 1978
†Anapagurus muelleri Beschin et al. 2018
G. Anisopagurus McLaughlin 1981
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†Anisopagurus primigenius Ferratges 2022
G. Bathypaguropsis McLaughlin 1994
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Bathypaguropsis yaldwyni McLaughlin 1994
G. Bythiopagurus McLaughlin 2003
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Bythiopagurus macrocolus McLaughlin 2003
G. †Capsulapagurus Fraaije et al. 2011
G. Diacanthurus McLaughlin and Forest 1997
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†Diacanthurus clifdenensis Hyden and Forest 1980
G. †Goniochirus Etallon 1861
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†Goniochirus antoinei Van Straelen 1924
†Goniochirus babeaui Etallon 1861
†Goniochirus cristatus Carter 1886
†Goniochirus jaccardi Etallon 1861
†Goniochirus laevis Van Straelen 1924
†Goniochirus obliquus Van Straelen 1924
G. Goreopagurus McLaughlin 1988
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Goreopagurus poorei Lemaitre and McLaughlin 2003
G. Lophopagurus McLaughlin 1981
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Lophopagurus nanus Henderson 1888
G. †Orbispagurus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
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†Orbispagurus tessellatus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
G. †Orhomalus Etallon 1861
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†Orhomalus araricus Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus arpi Schweigert et al. 2013
†Orhomalus astartinus Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus corallinus Étallon 1859
†Orhomalus deformis Oppel 1862
†Orhomalus dubrullei Schweigert et al. 2013
†Orhomalus jaccardi Tribolet 1873
†Orhomalus macrochirus Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus magnificus Crônier and Courville 2004
†Orhomalus medericki Crônier and Boursicot 2009
†Orhomalus oppeli Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus pidauceti Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus portlandicus Étallon 1859
†Orhomalus rotulensis De Gregorio 1884
†Orhomalus spinosus Schweitzer et al. 2009
†Orhomalus thierachensis Fischer 1969
†Orhomalus tombecki Tribolet 1875
†Orhomalus verrucosus Etallon 1861
†Orhomalus virgulinus Étallon 1859
G. Pagurixus Melin 1939
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Pagurixus amsa Morgan 1993
Pagurixus handrecki Gunn and Morgan 1992
Pagurixus jerviensis McLaughlin and Haig 1984
G. Pagurus Fabricius 1775
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†Pagurus alabamensis Rathbun 1935
†Pagurus alatoides Philippe and Secretan 1971
†Pagurus avellanedae Via 1951
†Pagurus banderensis Rathbun 1935
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Eupagurus bernhardus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Pagurus brevidactylus Stimpson 1859
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Invalid names: Eupagurus brevidactylus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
†Pagurus concavus Müller 1978
Pagurus constans Stimpson 1858
†Pagurus convexus Whetstone and Collins 1982
†Pagurus dubius Noetling 1885
†Pagurus faujasii Desmarest 1822
†Pagurus garrafensis Ósso et al. 2023
Pagurus granosimanus Stimpson 1862
†Pagurus langei Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Pagurus latidactylus Muller and Collins 1991
†Pagurus mainensis De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Pagurus malloryi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Pagurus manzonii Ristori 1888
†Pagurus marceti Via 1959
†Pagurus marini Via 1959
Pagurus megalops Stimpson 1858
Pagurus pectinatus Stimpson 1858
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Invalid names: Eupagurus pollicaris Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Pagurus pubescens Kröyer 1838
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Invalid names: Eupagurus kroyeri Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
†Pagurus rakosensis Müller 1978
Pagurus samuelis Stimpson 1857
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Invalid names: Eupagurus samuelis Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Pagurus similis Ortmann 1892
Pagurus sinuatus Stimpson 1858
†Pagurus squamosus Ristori 1886
†Pagurus travisensis Stenzel 1945
†Pagurus tuberculosus Harvey 1998
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Invalid names: Pagurus albus Müller 1979 [replaced]
†Pagurus turcus Müller 1984
†Pagurus valdagnensis Beschin et al. 2012
Invalid names: Bernhardus Dana 1851 [synonym], Eupagurus Stimpson 1862 [synonym], Nympagurus Boone 1932 [synonym]
G. †Palaeopagurus Van Straelen 1924
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†Palaeopagurus acutus Crônier and Courville 2004
†Palaeopagurus cretaceous Mertin 1941
†Palaeopagurus deslongchampsi Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus guilleaumei Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus jurensis Etallon 1861
†Palaeopagurus laevis Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus morinicus Sauvage 1891
†Palaeopagurus neraudeaui Crônier and Courville 2004
†Palaeopagurus pilsbryi Roberts 1962
†Palaeopagurus quadratus Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus serialis Carter 1886
†Palaeopagurus spinosus Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus tuberculatus Van Straelen 1924
G. †Paracapsulapagurus Hzyny et al. 2016
G. Phimochirus McLaughlin 1981
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Invalid names: Eupagurus operculatus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
G. Porcellanopagurus Filhol 1885
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G. Propagurus McLaughlin and Saint Laurent 1998
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Propagurus deprofundis Stebbing 1924
Propagurus haigae McLaughlin 1997
G. †Protopagurus Fraaije et al. 2019
G. Pylopagurus Milne-Edwards 1861
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†Pylopagurus corallinus Muller 1996
†Pylopagurus leganyii Müller 1984
Invalid names: Diogeninae Ortmann 1892 [empty], Pagurinae Latreille 1802 [empty]
Fm. Parapaguridae Smith 1882
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G. Oncopagurus Lemaitre 1996
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Oncopagurus cidaris Lemaitre 1996
Oncopagurus indicus Alcock 1905
Oncopagurus minutus Henderson 1896
G. Paragiopagurus Lemaitre 1996
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Paragiopagurus diogenes Whitelegge 1900
G. Parapagurus Smith 1879
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Parapagurus bouvieri Stebbing 1910
Parapagurus latimanus Henderson 1888
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre 1999
G. Strobopagurus Lemaitre 1989
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Strobopagurus sibogae Saint Laurent 1972
G. Sympagurus Smith 1883
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Sympagurus burkenroadi Thompson 1943
Sympagurus soela Lemaitre 1996
Sympagurus villosus Lemaitre 1996
Fm. †Pilgrimchelidae Fraaije 2014
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G. †Diogenicheles Fraaije et al. 2014
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†Diogenicheles theodorae Fraaije et al. 2014
G. †Eotylaspis van Bakel et al. 2008
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†Eotylaspis wehnerae van Bakel et al. 2008
G. †Masticacheles Fraaije et al. 2014
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†Masticacheles longirostris Fraaije et al. 2014
G. †Pilgrimcheles Fraaije et al. 2014
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†Pilgrimcheles karolinae Fraaije et al. 2014
Fm. Probeebeidae Boone 1926
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G. †Mutotylaspis Fraaje 2024
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†Mutotylaspis tripudium Fraaje 2024
G. Probeebei Boone 1926
Fm. Pylochelidae Bate 1888
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G. †Liocaris van Straelen 1925
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†Liocaris quadratus Van Straelen 1924
Subfm. Parapylochelinae Forest 1987
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G. †Housacheles Fraaije et al. 2013
G. †Mesoparapylocheles Fraaije et al. 2012
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†Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Fraaije et al. 2012
G. Parapylocheles Alcock 1901
G. †Parapylochelitergites Fraaije et al. 2013
Subfm. Pomatochelinae Stebbing 1914
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G. Pomatocheles Miers 1879
Subfm. Pylochelinae Bate 1888
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G. †Ammopylocheles van Bakel et al. 2008
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†Ammopylocheles mclaughlinae van Bakel et al. 2008
G. Pylocheles Milne Edwards 1880
G. †Scututergites Fraaije 2014
G. †Stagmacaris Schweigert 2006
Subfm. Trizochelinae Forest 1987
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G. †Cretatrizocheles Fraaije et al. 2012
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†Cretatrizocheles olazagutiensis Fraaije et al. 2012
G. †Jurapylocheles van Bakel et al. 2008
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†Jurapylocheles malutka van Bakel et al. 2008
G. †Pretrizocheles Fraaije et al. 2019
G. †Pylochelitergites Fraaije et al. 2012
G. Trizocheles Forest 1987
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Trizocheles spinosus Henderson 1888
Invalid names: Mixtopagurinae Forest 1987 [empty], Stagmacaris quenstedti Schweigert 2006 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Pylojacquesidae McLaughlin and Lemaitre 2001
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G. Pylojacquesia McLaughlin and Lemaitre 2001
Fm. †Schobertellidae Schweigert et al. 2013
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G. †Cryptopagurus Schweigert et al. 2013
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†Cryptopagurus svenhofmanni Schweigert et al. 2013
G. †Daciapagurus Frantescu et al. 2018
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†Daciapagurus minusculus Frantescu et al. 2018
G. †Munitheites Lorenthey 1929
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†Munitheites palfyi Lorenthey 1929
G. †Schobertella Schweigert et al. 2013
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†Schobertella hoelderi Schweigert et al. 2013
†Schobertella simonsenetlangi Schweigert et al. 2013
Fm. Xylopaguridae Gašparič et al. 2016
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G. †Lessinipagurus Beschin et al. 2012
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†Lessinipagurus bericus Beschin et al. 2018
†Lessinipagurus boschettensis Beschin et al. 2016
†Lessinipagurus granulatus Beschin et al. 2012
†Lessinipagurus ornatus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Lessinipagurus planus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
†Lessinipagurus vasjamikuzi Gašparič et al. 2016
G. †Paguritergites Fraaije et al. 2013
G. Prexylopagurus Gašparič et al. 2016
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G. Xylopagurus Milne Edwards 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 199.5 Ma

Collections (259 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Germany Schobertella hoelderi (159461)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1France Orhomalus pidanceti, Goniochirus babeaui, Goniochirus jaccardi, Orhomalus araricus, Orhomalus astartinus, Orhomalus macrochirus, Orhomalus oppeli, Orhomalus verrucosus, Palaeopagurus cretaceous, Palaeopagurus morinicus, Orhomalus corallinus, Orhomalus portlandicus, Orhomalus virgulinus, Orhomalus deformis (139752)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France (Haute-Saône) Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159452 159454)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159456 159458 159460)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159451)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany Palaeopagurus n. sp. (126569) Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159441 159442 159446 159449 159450) Schobertella simonsenetlangi, Cryptopagurus svenhofmanni (159445)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2France (Calvados) Orhomalus dubrullei (159462)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9France Palaeopagurus morincus (122734)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany Orhomalus arpi (159465)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Goniochirus sp. (159427)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Eupagurus sp. (38738)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pagurus platycheles (226219)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Romania Orhomalus spinosus (140157)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Paguroidea indet., Orhomalus medericki (147806)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Pseudastacus serialis (59127)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Paguridae indet., Orhomalus magnificus, Palaeopagurus acutus, Palaeopagurus neraudeaui (185576)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) Pseudastacus serialis (191845)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Goniochirus cristatus (191841 191842 191843 191844) Pagurus sp., Goniochirus cristatus (93210)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Gammarolithes corallinus (226099)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Poland (Bruz) Diogenicheles theodorae, Masticacheles longirostris (133298)