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Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838

557511  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557511)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Portunoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Carcinidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Carcininae MacLeay, 1838
    1. Genus Carcinus Leach, 1814
    2. Genus Carcinides Rathbun, 1897 accepted as Carcinus Leach, 1814 (unnecessary replacement name)
    3. Genus Megalops Leach, 1814 accepted as Megalopa Leach, 1814 accepted as Carcinus Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    4. Genus Platyonichus Latreille, 1818 accepted as Portumnus Leach, 1814 (unnecessary replacement name)
  2. Subfamily Platyonichinae Dana, 1851
    1. Genus Portumnus Leach, 1814
    2. Genus Xaiva MacLeay, 1838
    3. Genus Platyonychus Latreille, 1818 accepted as Portumnus Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  3. Subfamily Portumninae Ortmann, 1899 accepted as Platyonichinae Dana, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557511 on 2024-12-12
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2011-01-05 08:26:45Z
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Davie, Peter
2022-08-22 17:32:05Z
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Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Poore, G.C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2023). Marine decapod Crustacea: a guide to the families and genera of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. xii + 916 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486311798 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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