WoRMS taxon details

Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863

158053  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158053)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ordway, A. (1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History, Containing Papers and Communications, Read to the Boston Society of Natural History, 1859–1863.</em> 7(4): 567-583. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)  
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]

Distribution Bermuda; Virginia, North and South Carolina through Southern Florida; northwestern Yucatan to Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil.  
Distribution Bermuda; Virginia, North and South Carolina through Southern Florida; northwestern Yucatan to Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158053 on 2024-04-19
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2005-05-25 08:24:16Z
created
2010-02-25 15:57:43Z
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2022-04-13 12:58:20Z
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2023-07-05 03:51:53Z
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original description Ordway, A. (1863). Monograph of the genus <i>Callinectes</i>. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History, Containing Papers and Communications, Read to the Boston Society of Natural History, 1859–1863.</em> 7(4): 567-583. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record 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]   

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]   

ecology source Brues, C.T. (1927). Occurrence of the marine crab <i>Callinectes ornatus</i> in brackish and fresh water. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 6(677): 566–568. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]

Distribution Bermuda; Virginia, North and South Carolina through Southern Florida; northwestern Yucatan to Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil. [details]

Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
LanguageName 
English shelligsornate blue crab  [details]
German Nordwestatlantische BlaukrabbeBlaue Schmuck-Schwimmkrabbe  [details]