African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

106876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106876)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cancrinae Latreille, 1802

Orig. name

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

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Species Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861
Species Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Cancer (Xantho) Leach, 1814 accepted as Xantho Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
1. Species Cancer (Xantho) 5-dentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Cancer (Xantho) quinquedentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Macromedaeus quinquedentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling)
2. Species Cancer (Xantho) quinquedentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Macromedaeus quinquedentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer dentatus Herbst, 1785 accepted as Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer impressus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 accepted as Neoxanthias impressus (Latreille in Milbert, 1812) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer lividus Latreille in Milbert, 1812 accepted as Juxtaxanthias lividus (Latreille in Milbert, 1812) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cancer miliaris Latreille in Milbert, 1812 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, fresh

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

AfReMaS (2024). Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2024-04-20

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2024-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-17 12:52:43Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2020-09-02 19:03:26Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2023-01-19 14:34:17Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]