Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Eucarida > Order Decapoda > Suborder Pleocyemata > Infraorder Anomura > Superfamily Paguroidea > Family Diogenidae

Paguristes Dana, 1851

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Paguristes eremita (Linnaeus, 1767)
Paguristes rubropictus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892
Paguristes streaensis Pastore, 1984
Paguristes syrtensis de Saint Laurent, 1971

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ヒメヨコバサミ属

Literature

original description	Dana, J. D. (1851). Conspectus crustaceorum quae in orbis terrarum circumnavi gatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. Paguridea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5: 267-272.
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
additional source	McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 23: 5–107.
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Reay, P.J. & J. Haig (1990). Coastal hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) from Kenya, with a review and key to East African species. Bulletin of Marine Science 46(3): 578-589

Genbank

Citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Paguristes Dana, 1851. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106844