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Dardanus arrosor, author: Pillon, Roberto
Astacus sp., author: Collection VLIZ

DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

Decanet name details

Cancer cancharus Linnaeus, 1758

1578474  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1578474)

 unaccepted (junior synonym by reversal of precedence (ICZN Article 23.9))
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Cancer cancharus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1578474 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2022-04-18 13:55:23Z
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Ahyong, Shane
2022-06-08 17:32:17Z
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Boyko, Christopher B.

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

source of synonymy Ahyong, S.T., Low, M.E.Y., Macpherson, E. & Tan, S.H. (2017). <i>Cancer strigosus</i> Linnaeus, 1760: neotype selection, its identification with <i>Cancer cancharus</i> Linnaeus, 1758, and reversal of precedence (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4323: 440–444. [details] Available for editors  PDF available