WoRMS taxon details

Callinectes similis Williams, 1966

158055  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158055)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Williams, A.B. (1966). The Western Atlantic swimming crabs <i>Calinectes ornatus</i>, <i>C. danae</i> and a new, related species (Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Tulane Studies in Zoology.</em> 13(3): 83-93. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution off Delaware Bay to Key West, Fla., northwestern Florida around Gulf of Mexico to off Campeche, Yucatan; also Isla de...  
Distribution off Delaware Bay to Key West, Fla., northwestern Florida around Gulf of Mexico to off Campeche, Yucatan; also Isla de Providencia, Colombia; reported from northern Jamaica. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Callinectes similis Williams, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158055 on 2024-03-28
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2005-05-25 08:24:16Z
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2010-02-25 15:57:43Z
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2020-11-27 21:09:12Z
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2022-04-17 17:09:06Z
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2022-09-26 11:25:20Z
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original description Williams, A.B. (1966). The Western Atlantic swimming crabs <i>Calinectes ornatus</i>, <i>C. danae</i> and a new, related species (Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Tulane Studies in Zoology.</em> 13(3): 83-93. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C  [details]   

additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]   

additional source Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em>  [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Distribution off Delaware Bay to Key West, Fla., northwestern Florida around Gulf of Mexico to off Campeche, Yucatan; also Isla de Providencia, Colombia; reported from northern Jamaica. [details]
LanguageName 
English lesser blue crab  [details]