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Anomura 
AphiaID: 106671

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder)
Authority MacLeay, 1838
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Infraorder
Parent Pleocyemata
Sources  basis of record: Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Brusca, R.C.; Brusca, G.J. (1990). Invertebrates. Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA (USA). ISBN 0-87893-098-1. 922 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch porceleinkrabben  [details]
English hermit crabs  [details]
English porcelain crabs  [details]
English squat lobsters  [details]
Direct child
taxa		 Superfamily Aegloidea
Superfamily Chirostyloidea
Superfamily Galatheoidea
Superfamily Hippoidea
Superfamily Lithodoidea
Superfamily Lomisoidea
Superfamily Paguroidea

Superfamily Birgusoidea accepted as Paguroidea
Superfamily Cancellochelloidea accepted as Paguroidea
Superfamily Cheiroplatoidea accepted as Paguroidea
Superfamily Kiwaoidea accepted as Chirostyloidea
Superfamily Pomatocheloidea accepted as Paguroidea
Superfamily Pylocheloidea accepted as Paguroidea
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Classification: Included in subordo Reptantia by d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]
Image 
Black coral diversity
Black coral diversity
added on 2013-01-10 - author: Johnsen S, Frank TM, Haddock SHD, Widder EA, Messing CG
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106671
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Türkay, Michael
  
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  Citation: Türkay, M. (2013). Anomura. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106671 on 2013-06-19
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