CaRMS taxon details
Spirontocaris spinus (Sowerby, 1805)
107533 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107533)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Sowerby, J. (1804-1806). The British Miscellany: or coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects; many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles; and chiefly in the possession of the author: i-vi, 1-137, 1-31, pls. 1-76. London. [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: circumarctic from Hudson Bay, Foxe Basin and Greenland to Massachusetts Bay, including Cobscook Bay
Distribution Apparently absent from south and south-west coasts.
Distribution Western Atlantic: circumarctic from Hudson Bay, Foxe Basin and Greenland to Massachusetts Bay, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Distribution Apparently absent from south and south-west coasts.
Distribution Apparently absent from south and south-west coasts. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Spirontocaris spinus (Sowerby, 1805). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107533 on 2025-05-20
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Spirontocaris spinus (Sowerby, 1805). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107533 on 2025-05-20
Date
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original description
(of ) Sowerby, J. (1804-1806). The British Miscellany: or coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects; many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles; and chiefly in the possession of the author: i-vi, 1-137, 1-31, pls. 1-76. London. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
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
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125 (Vol. 1): i-xvii, 1-271. [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Holthuis, L.B.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (1993). Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. <em>Coastal Shrimps and Prawns.</em> 15. Second Edition. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
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
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125 (Vol. 1): i-xvii, 1-271. [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Holthuis, L.B.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (1993). Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. <em>Coastal Shrimps and Prawns.</em> 15. Second Edition. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: circumarctic from Hudson Bay, Foxe Basin and Greenland to Massachusetts Bay, including Cobscook Bay [details]Distribution Apparently absent from south and south-west coasts. [details]
Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | parrot shrimpparrot bladed shrimp | [details] |
| French | crevette perroquet | [details] |
| Japanese | トゲモエビ | [details] |
| Russian | Спиронтокарис колючий | [details] |
| Swedish | taggräka | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (41 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spirontocaris spinus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (32 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spirontocaris spinus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (32 records)
To ITIS