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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • AFD
Published in:Manning, R.B. & Holthuis, L.B. 1981, "West African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda)", Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, vol. No. 306, i-xii, 1-379 figs 1-88, 2 appendices p75
Synonym Source
Portunus carcinoides Kinahan, 1857 synonym
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Published in:Kinahan, J.R. 1857, "On a Crangon new to science with notes of other nondescript Crustacea, and observations on the distribution of the Crustacea Podophthalmia of the eastern, or Dublin Marine District of Ireland", Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Dublin, vol. 2, no. 1856–1857, 27-34
Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817 synonym
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Published in:Leach, W.E. 1817, "Malacostraca Podophthalma Britanniae; or descriptions of the British species of Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, and of other Malacostraca with pedunculated eyes ... Illustrated with coloured figures of all the species by James Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. W.S. &c. Nos XIII–XVI" ptext accompanying pl. XVI
Carcinus granulatus Say, 1817 synonym
Cancer granulatus Say, 1817 synonym
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Published in:Say, T. 1817, "An account of the Crustacea of the United States, continued", Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 1, no. 7, 155-168
Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu, 1804 synonym
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Published in:Montagu, G. 1804, "VII. Description of several Marine Animals found on the South Coast of Devonshire", Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, vol. 7, 61-65 pls 6, 7 p65 pl. 6 fig. 1
Cancer pygmaeus Fabricius, 1787 synonym
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Published in:Fabricius, J.C. 1787, Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum Species nuper detectas, adiectis Characteribus genericis, Differentiis specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus, vol. 1, xx 382, C.G. Proft, Hafniae
Cancer viridis Herbst, 1783 synonym
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Published in:Herbst, J.F.W. 1783, "Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten"
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 synonym
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Published in:Herbst, J.F.W. 1783, "Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten"
Monoculus taurus Slabber, 1778 synonym
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Published in:Slabber, M. 1778, "Natuurkundige verlustigingen, behelzende microscopise waarnemingen van in- en uitlandse water- en land-dieren" p35, 159 pl. 5 figs 1, 2 pl. 18 fig. 1
Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
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Published in:Linnaeus, C. 1758, "Cancer", Ed. Linnaeus, C., Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata, vol. 1, pp. 625-634, 10 Edn.ed., Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae p627
Cancer marinus sulcatus Rumphius, 1705 synonym
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Published in:Rumphius, G.E. 1705, "D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge van allerhande zoo weeke als harde schaalvisschen, te weeten raare Krabben, Kreeften, en diergelyke Zeedieren, als mede allerhande Hoorntjes en Schulpen, die men in d'Amboinsche Zee vindt : daar beneven zommige Mineraalen, Gesteenten, en soorten van Aarde, die in d'Amboinsche, en zommige omleggende Eilanden gevonden worden : Verdeelt in drie bocken, &c. Rumpf, Georg Eberhard, 1627–1702" pl. 6 fig. O
Carcinides maenas synonym
Common Name Source
European Green Crab Australia Australia
European Shore Crab Australia Australia
  • AFD
Name Source
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted
  • AFD
Identifier Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6c7746cb-4bf9-4520-be07-33f048343b1e Taxon LSID unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c7746cb-4bf9-4520-be07-33f048343b1e Taxon Concept current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c7746cb-4bf9-4520-be07-33f048343b1e Taxon current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8a6605de-3512-452e-88bd-9faab551adc5 Scientific Name current
  • AFD
28911009 CAAB Code current
  • CAAB
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c7746cb-4bf9-4520-be07-33f048343b1e Taxon unknown
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ce03c8db-c408-4704-a0a2-52b6645591f9 Taxon unknown
  • Identifiers from 2023 Taxonomy

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
ARTHROPODA
subphylum
CRUSTACEA
informal
Multicrustacea
class
MALACOSTRACA
subclass
EUMALACOSTRACA
superorder
EUCARIDA
order
DECAPODA
suborder
PLEOCYEMATA
infraorder
BRACHYURA
unranked
Eubrachyura
superfamily
PORTUNOIDEA
family
CARCINIDAE
genus
Carcinus
species
Carcinus maenas
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