MSBIAS taxon details
Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
107190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107190)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107190 on 2026-06-01
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107190 on 2026-06-01
original description
(of ) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ferreira, L.A.A. & Tavares, M. (2019). On the identity of <i>Porcellana paivacarvalhoi</i> Rodrigues da Costa, 1968 (Crustacea: Anomura: Porcellanidae). <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 59: e20195958., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.58 [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ferreira, L.A.A. & Tavares, M. (2019). On the identity of <i>Porcellana paivacarvalhoi</i> Rodrigues da Costa, 1968 (Crustacea: Anomura: Porcellanidae). <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 59: e20195958., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.58 [details] Available for editors
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | broad-clawed porcelain crab | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (227 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porcellana platycheles)
To GenBank (175 nucleotides; 164 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777); NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9474045)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (35 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (227 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porcellana platycheles)
To GenBank (175 nucleotides; 164 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777); NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9474045)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (35 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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