WoRMS taxon details
Lebbeus groenlandicus (Fabricius, 1775)
107520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107520)
accepted
Species
Astacus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer aculeatus Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolite cornuta Owen, 1839 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte aculeatus (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Astacus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775) 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.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay to Greenland and south to Rhode Island; Arctic Canada and Alaska; Cobscook Bay
Taxonomy Superfamily: Palaemonidea, according to Trott (2004).
Distribution Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay to Greenland and south to Rhode Island; Arctic Canada and Alaska; Cobscook Bay [details]
Taxonomy Superfamily: Palaemonidea, according to Trott (2004).
Taxonomy Superfamily: Palaemonidea, according to Trott (2004). [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lebbeus groenlandicus (Fabricius, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107520 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Astacus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775) 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.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]
original description (of Cancer aculeatus Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [details]
original description (of Hippolite cornuta Owen, 1839) Owen, R. (1839). In: Beechey, F.W., The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage; Compiled from the Collections and Notes Made by Captain Beechey, the Officers and Naturalists of the Expedition, during a Voyage to the Pacific and Behring Straits Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S, &c, in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28: 77-97, pls. 24-28. London. [details]
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]
original description (of Cancer aculeatus Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [details]
original description (of Hippolite cornuta Owen, 1839) Owen, R. (1839). In: Beechey, F.W., The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage; Compiled from the Collections and Notes Made by Captain Beechey, the Officers and Naturalists of the Expedition, during a Voyage to the Pacific and Behring Straits Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S, &c, in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28: 77-97, pls. 24-28. London. [details]
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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay to Greenland and south to Rhode Island; Arctic Canada and Alaska; Cobscook Bay [details]Habitat intertidal, bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Taxonomy Superfamily: Palaemonidea, according to Trott (2004). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spiny lebbeidGreenland shrimp | [details] |
| French | crevette du Groenland | [details] |
| Japanese | イバラモエビ（イバラエビ）イバラモエビ | [details] |
| Russian | Гренландская креветка | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Astacus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lebbeus groenlandicus)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Astacus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lebbeus groenlandicus)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
