Calcinidae

Family of crustacean

Calcinidae
Hairy yellow hermit crab (Aniculus maximus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Paguroidea
Family: Calcinidae
Fraaije, Van Bakel & Jagt, 2017[1]

Calcinidae is a family of aquatic hermit crab of the superfamily Paguroidea.[1]

The following genera are currently accepted within Calcinidae:[1]

  • Allodardanus Haig & Provenzano, 1965
  • Aniculus Dana, 1852
  • Bathynarius Forest, 1989
  • Calcinus Dana, 1851
  • Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995
  • Dardanus Paulson, 1875
  • Trizopagurus Forest, 1952

References

  1. ^ a b c "Calcinidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 29, 2022.