(of)Dana, J. D. (1851). Conspectus crustaceorum quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Faederatae duce, lexit et descripsit. Pars VI. [A survey of the crustaceans which took place in the circumnavigation of the world, under the command of Charles Wilkes of the United States Navy, he read and described. Part 6]. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 11(32): 268–274.[details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Simocarcinus simplex (Dana, 1851). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210137 on 2026-09-14
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Simocarcinus simplex (Dana, 1851). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210137 on 2026-09-14
original description(of)Dana, J. D. (1851). Conspectus crustaceorum quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Faederatae duce, lexit et descripsit. Pars VI. [A survey of the crustaceans which took place in the circumnavigation of the world, under the command of Charles Wilkes of the United States Navy, he read and described. Part 6]. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 11(32): 268–274.[details]
basis of recordGriffin, D. J. G.; Tranter, H. A. (1974). Spider crabs of the Family Majidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Red Sea. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 23: 162-198.[details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality