Coenobitidae

Coenobitidae
Coenobitidae
Coenobita perlatus
Coconut crab, Birgus latro
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Superfamily: Paguroidea
Family: Coenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Genera

Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crabs, widely known for their terrestrial habits. There are 17 species in two genera:[1]

  • Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
  • Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851
  • Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858
  • Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Coenobita compressa H. Milne-Edwards, 1836
  • Coenobita longitarsis De Man, 1902
  • Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839
  • Coenobita perlatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988
  • Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858
  • Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
  • Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Coenobita scaevola (Forskål, 1775)
  • Coenobita spinosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909
  • Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862
  • Birgus Leach, 1816

References

  1. ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin, Tomoyuki Komai, Rafael Lemaitre & Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. In Martyn E. Y. Low and S. H. Tan. "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa Suppl. 23: 5–107. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s23/s23rbz005-107.pdf. 

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