WoRMS taxon details
Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787)
158432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158432)
accepted
Species
Cancer arenarius Catesby, 1771 · unaccepted > unavailable name (not an available name fide ICZN...)
not an available name fide ICZN Opinions 13, 62
Cancer quadratus Fabricius, 1787 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Monolepis inermis Say, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypoda arenaria Say, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling of genus name)
Ocypoda rhombea Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817 · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Ocypode arenarius Say, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode rhombea Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sesarma quadrata (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer quadratus Fabricius, 1787) Fabricius, J. C. (1787). Mantissa Insectorum Sistens Eorum Species Nuper Detectas Adjectis Characteribus Genericis Differentiis Specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus. Tome I. Hafniae: Christ. Gottl. Proft. xvi + 348 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12058315 [details] 
Depth range Intertidal
Distribution Virginian, south side of Cape Cod, extending northward of the subprovince limit.
Depth range Intertidal [details]
Distribution Virginian, south side of Cape Cod, extending northward of the subprovince limit.
Distribution Virginian, south side of Cape Cod, extending northward of the subprovince limit. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158432 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Ocypode rhombea Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]
original description (of Cancer quadratus Fabricius, 1787) Fabricius, J. C. (1787). Mantissa Insectorum Sistens Eorum Species Nuper Detectas Adjectis Characteribus Genericis Differentiis Specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus. Tome I. Hafniae: Christ. Gottl. Proft. xvi + 348 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12058315 [details]
original description (of Monolepis inermis Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). An account of the Crustacea of the United States (continued). <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 1(1): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Cancer arenarius Catesby, 1771) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
original description (of Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L.A.G. (1801). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Contenant leur Description et leurs Moeurs; avec Figures Dessinées d'Après Nature. Tome premier. <em>Suite à Boffon, Paris.</em> Deterville, Paris, 258 pp., pls. 1–8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6256135#page/15/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ocypode arenarius Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details]
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
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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 Shih, H.-T.; Ng, P. K. L.; Davie, P. J. F.; Schubart, C. D.; Türkay, M.; Naderloo, R.; Jones, D. S.; Liu, M.-Y. (2016). Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of <em>Uca </em>Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 64: 139-175. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cancer quadratus Fabricius, 1787) Fabricius, J. C. (1787). Mantissa Insectorum Sistens Eorum Species Nuper Detectas Adjectis Characteribus Genericis Differentiis Specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus. Tome I. Hafniae: Christ. Gottl. Proft. xvi + 348 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12058315 [details]
original description (of Monolepis inermis Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). An account of the Crustacea of the United States (continued). <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 1(1): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Cancer arenarius Catesby, 1771) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
original description (of Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L.A.G. (1801). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Contenant leur Description et leurs Moeurs; avec Figures Dessinées d'Après Nature. Tome premier. <em>Suite à Boffon, Paris.</em> Deterville, Paris, 258 pp., pls. 1–8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6256135#page/15/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ocypode arenarius Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details]
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
[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 Shih, H.-T.; Ng, P. K. L.; Davie, P. J. F.; Schubart, C. D.; Türkay, M.; Naderloo, R.; Jones, D. S.; Liu, M.-Y. (2016). Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of <em>Uca </em>Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 64: 139-175. [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Depth range Intertidal [details]Distribution Virginian, south side of Cape Cod, extending northward of the subprovince limit. [details]
Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ghost crabAtlantic ghost crab | [details] |
| German | Westatlantische ReiterkrabbeAtlantische Reiterkrabbe | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (46 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1801)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ocypode quadrata USNM 126945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1801)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ocypode quadrata USNM 126945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
