WoRMS taxon details
Paguristes perplexus McLaughlin & Provenzano, 1974
368270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368270)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McLaughlin, P.A.; Provenzano, A.J.Jr. (1974). Hermit crabs of the genus <i>Paguristes</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from the western Atlantic. Part I. The <i>Paguristes tortugae</i> complex, with notes on variation. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 24(1): 165-234. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 143645, geounit French Guiana
Holotype USNM 143645, geounit French Guiana [details]
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Paguristes perplexus McLaughlin & Provenzano, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368270 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
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McLaughlin, P.A.; Provenzano, A.J.Jr. (1974). Hermit crabs of the genus <i>Paguristes</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from the western Atlantic. Part I. The <i>Paguristes tortugae</i> complex, with notes on variation. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 24(1): 165-234. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors






Holotype USNM 143645, geounit French Guiana [details]
Paratype USNM 143646, geounit French Guiana [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paguristes perplexus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 143645)
To ITIS
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paguristes perplexus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 143645)
To ITIS