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Paguristes

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Paguristes
Paguristes puncticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Paguristes
Dana, 1852 [1]
Type species
Paguristes weddellii

Paguristes is a genus of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It includes the following species (extinct species are marked with a †):[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Paguristes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Patsy McLaughlin & Michael Türkay (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Paguristes Dana, 1851". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 25, 2010.