Calcinidae is a family of
aquatic hermit crab
Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an a ...
of the
superfamily
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Paguroidea
Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an a ...
.
The following genera are currently accepted within Calcinidae'':''
* ''
Allodardanus''
Haig & Provenzano, 1965
* ''
Aniculus
''Aniculus'' is a genus of aquatic hermit crab of the family Calcinidae.
The following species are currently accepted within ''Aniculus:''
* '' Aniculus aniculus'' (J. C. Fabricius, 1787)
* '' Aniculus elegans'' Stimpson, 1858
* '' Aniculus ...
''
Dana, 1852
* ''
Bathynarius''
Forest, 1989
* ''
Calcinus
''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species:
*'' Calcinus albengai'' Poupin & Lemaitre, 2003
*''Calcinus anani'' Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998
*'' Calcinus argus'' Wooster, 1984
*'' Calcinus cal ...
''
Dana, 1851
* ''
Ciliopagurus''
Forest, 1995
* ''
Dardanus''
Paulson, 1875
* ''
Trizopagurus''
Forest, 1952
References
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Hermit crabs
Crustaceans described in 2017
Decapod families