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Carcinus Leach, 1814

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

106922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106922)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Carcininae MacLeay, 1838

Original name

Carcinus Leach, 1814

Synonymised names

Carcinides Rathbun, 1897 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name)

Carcinus Billberg, 1820 · unaccepted > nomen nudum

Megalopa Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Megalops Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847
Species Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Carcinus granulatus (Say, 1817) accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Carcinus mediterraneus Czerniavsky, 1884 accepted as Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Carcinus moenas (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 429 [details]

Descriptive notes

Description Subfamily Carcininae

Description Subfamily Carcininae [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Carcinus Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106922 on 2025-07-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2005-03-24 08:41:58Z

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Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-05 08:26:45Z

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Davie, Peter

2020-05-22 11:43:31Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-04-22 04:41:35Z

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Ahyong, Shane

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Nomenclature

original description Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 429 [details]

original description (of Megalopa Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]

original description (of Carcinides Rathbun, 1897) Rathbun, M.J. (1897). A revision of the nomenclature of the Brachyura. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 11: 153-167. [details]

original description (of Carcinus Billberg, 1820) Billberg, G.J. (1820). Enumeratio insectorum in Museo Gust. Typis Gadelianis, Holmiae. 138 pp. [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]

Other

additional source Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. Faune de Madagascar. 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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