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Paguroidea (hermit crab)
Taxonomy
Paguroidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Anomura by Feldmann and Keys (1992), Vega et al. (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Collins et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2005), Todd and Collins (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Vega et al. (2006), Fraaije et al. (2009), Collins et al. (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Anomura by Feldmann and Keys (1992), Vega et al. (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Collins et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2005), Todd and Collins (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Vega et al. (2006), Fraaije et al. (2009), Collins et al. (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Paguroidea Latreille |
| 1992 | Paguroidea Feldmann and Keys p. 9 |
| 2001 | Paguroidea Vega et al. p. 931 |
| 2002 | Paguroidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961 |
| 2003 | Paguroidea Collins et al. p. 198 |
| 2005 | Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 283 |
| 2005 | Paguroidea Todd and Collins p. 67 |
| 2006 | Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1 |
| 2006 | Paguroidea Vega et al. p. 331 |
| 2009 | Paguroidea Collins et al. p. 91 |
| 2009 | Paguroidea Fraaije et al. |
| 2010 | Paguroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 53 |
| 2017 | Paguroidea Luque et al. p. 7 |
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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. Paguristes Dana 1851
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Paguristes aciculus Grant 1905
†Paguristes baldoensis Garassino et al. 2009
Paguristes brevirostris Baker 1905
†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 longisetosus Morgan 1987
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 purpureantennatus Morgan 1987
†Paguristes santamartaensis Feldmann et al. 1993
Paguristes squamosus McCulloch 1913
†Paguristes subaequalis Rathbun 1926
Paguristes sulcatus Baker 1905
Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge 1900
†Paguristes vallionensis Beschin et al. 2018
†Paguristes wheeleri Blow and Manning 1996
†Paguristes whitteni Bishop 1983
Fm. Calcinidae Fraaije et al. 2017
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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 pedunculatus Herbst 1804
†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. †Eocalcinus Via 1959
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†Eocalcinus albus Beschin et al. 2010
†Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. 2002
†Eocalcinus eocenicus Via 1959
†Eocalcinus gerardbretoni Ferratges et al. 2021
†Eocalcinus veteris Ferratges 2022
Fm. Diogenidae Ortmann 1892
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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. 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
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
Clibanarius virescens Krauss 1843
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 pugilator Roux 1828
Diogenes senex Heller 1865
Diogenes serenei Forest 1956
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. †Parapetrochirus Ferratges et al. 2021
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†Parapetrochirus robustus Ferratges et al. 2021
†Parapetrochirus serratus Ferratges 2022
G. Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
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†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. Strigopagurus Forest 1995
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Strigopagurus elongatus Forest 1995
Strigopagurus stigimanus White 1847
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 deslongchampsi Hee 1924
†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 oxfordensis Hee 1924
†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
Fm. Paguridae Latreille 1802
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G. Anapagurus Henderson 1886
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†Anapagurus miocenicus Müller 1978
†Anapagurus muelleri Beschin et al. 2018
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
†Goniochirus platycheles M'Coy 1849
G. Lophopagurus McLaughlin 1981
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Lophopagurus nanus Henderson 1888
Lophopagurus triserratus Ortmann 1892
G. Pagurixus Melin 1939
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Pagurixus amsa Morgan 1993
Pagurixus granulimanus 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 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 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
†Pagurus rakosensis Müller 1978
Pagurus similis Ortmann 1892
Pagurus sinuatus Stimpson 1858
†Pagurus squamosus Ristori 1886
†Pagurus travisensis Stenzel 1945
†Pagurus turcus Müller 1984
†Pagurus valdagnensis Beschin et al. 2012
Invalid names: Eupagurus Stimpson 1862 [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 kellowiensis 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 rumignyensis Fischer 1969
†Palaeopagurus serialis Carter 1886
†Palaeopagurus spinosus Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus tuberculatus Van Straelen 1924
†Palaeopagurus vandenengeli Fraaije 2003
G. Phimochirus McLaughlin 1981
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Phimochirus operculatus Stimpson 1859
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Invalid names: Eupagurus operculatus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
G. Propagurus McLaughlin and Saint Laurent 1998
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Propagurus deprofundis Stebbing 1924
Propagurus haigae McLaughlin 1997
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. Parapagurus Smith 1879
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Parapagurus bouvieri Stebbing 1910
Parapagurus latimanus Henderson 1888
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre 1999
G. Sympagurus Smith 1883
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Sympagurus burkenroadi Thompson 1943
Sympagurus dimorphus Studer 1883
Sympagurus soela Lemaitre 1996
Sympagurus villosus Lemaitre 1996
Fm. †Parapylochelidae Fraaije et al. 2012
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G. †Mesoparapylocheles Fraaije et al. 2012
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†Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Fraaije et al. 2012
Fm. Pylochelidae Bate 1888
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Invalid names: Mixtopagurinae Forest 1987 [empty], Trizochelinae Forest 1987 [empty]
Fm. †Schobertellidae Schweigert et al. 2013
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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. †Orbispagurus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
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†Orbispagurus tessellatus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
G. †Paguritergites Fraaije et al. 2013
G. Prexylopagurus Gašparič et al. 2016
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Prexylopagurus anthonii Lemaitre 1995
Prexylopagurus caledonicus Forest 1997
Prexylopagurus philippinensis Forest 1997
G. Xylopagurus Milne Edwards 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Collections (245 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Jurassic | France | 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) | |
| Angulata | Germany | Schobertella hoelderi (159461) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | France (Haute-Saône) | Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159452 159454) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Germany | Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159456 159458 159460) | |
| Spinatum | France (Calvados) | Orhomalus dubrullei (159462) | |
| Spinatum | Germany | Palaeopagurus n. sp. (126569) Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159441 159442 159446 159449 159450) Schobertella simonsenetlangi, Cryptopagurus svenhofmanni (159445) | |
| Spinatum | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Schobertella simonsenetlangi (159451) | |
| Falciferum | France | Palaeopagurus morincus (122734) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian | Germany | Orhomalus arpi (159465) | |
| Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Goniochirus sp. (159427) | |
| Bathonian | France | Eupagurus sp. (38738) | |
| Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Pagurus platycheles (226219) | |
| Callovian | Romania | Orhomalus spinosus (140157) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | France | Paguroidea indet., Orhomalus medericki (147806) | |
| Middle Callovian | France | Paguridae indet., Orhomalus magnificus, Palaeopagurus acutus, Palaeopagurus neraudeaui (185576) | |
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Pseudastacus serialis (59127) | |
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) | Pseudastacus serialis (191845) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Poland (Ogrodzieniec) | Masticacheles longirostris, Pilgrimcheles karolinae (133299) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Poland (Bruz) | Diogenicheles theodorae, Masticacheles longirostris (133298) | |
| Early/Lower Oxfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Goniochirus cristatus (191841 191842 191843 191844) Pagurus sp., Goniochirus cristatus (93210) | |