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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767)
Published in:Ng, P.K.L., Eldredge, L.G. & Evenhuis, N.L. 2011, "The names of decapod and stomatopod Crustacea from Tahiti, French Polynesia, established by Anthony Curtis in 1938 and 1944", Zootaxa, vol. 3099, pp. 43-56
Synonym Source
Cancer puru Curtiss, 1938 synonym
Published in:Curtiss, A. 1938, pp. i-xvi, 193 pp., Self-published, New York
Cancer latro Linnaeus, 1767 synonym
Published in:Linnaeus, C. 1767, "Classis V. Insecta", pp. 533-1327
Common Name Source
Coconut Crab standard true en au
Coconut Crab
Robber Crab
Robber Crab common false en au
Name Source
Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767 accepted

While this species is fully terrestrial when adult, the larvae are marine.
Identifier Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:60a55c3a-e525-4b7f-b872-1161d54ad488 Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:25d29e7b-66d8-432b-8438-1ddc58a7bac5 Taxon Concept current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:597562d8-a5e6-4231-a41a-99bf02b05a5e Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:25d29e7b-66d8-432b-8438-1ddc58a7bac5 Taxon current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:535b138a-b16c-430d-9f45-2f8909e30052 Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced
28828002 Taxon current
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:272609 Scientific Name current

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
ARTHROPODA
subphylum
CRUSTACEA
class
MALACOSTRACA
subclass
EUMALACOSTRACA
superorder
EUCARIDA
order
DECAPODA
suborder
PLEOCYEMATA
infraorder
ANOMURA
superfamily
PAGUROIDEA
family
COENOBITIDAE
genus
Birgus
species
Birgus latro
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