North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775

Scyllarus arctus

AphiaID

107062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107062)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825

Parent

Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825

Original name

Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775

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Species Scyllarus arctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952
Species Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881)
Species Scyllarus pygmaeus (Spence Bate, 1888)
Species Scyllarus posteli Forest, 1963 accepted as Acantharctus posteli (Forest, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107062 on 2026-08-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=107062 on 2026-08-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Türkay, Michael

2009-02-20 12:40:44Z

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Chan, Tin-Yam

2020-07-20 17:38:28Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2020-12-07 15:09:25Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2021-07-12 08:49:33Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-07-08 08:34:34Z

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De Grave, Sammy

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original description Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors