WoRMS name details
Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758
409723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:409723)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Neotype USNM 274325, geounit Lesser Sunda
Neotype USNM 274325, geounit Lesser Sunda [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409723 on 2026-07-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Ahyong, S. T. (2001). Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 26: 1–326., available online at http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17907/1333_complete.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Ahyong, S. T. (2001). Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 26: 1–326., available online at http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17907/1333_complete.pdf [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation
Ahyong, S. T. (2001). Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 26: 1–326., available online at http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17907/1333_complete.pdf
page(s): 85; note: Neotype designation for Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 85; note: Neotype designation for Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Neotype USNM 274325, geounit Lesser Sunda [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モンハナシャコ | [details] |
