WoRMS taxon details
Telmessus cheiragonus (Tilesius, 1815)
254360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254360)
accepted
Species
Cancer cheiragonus Tilesius, 1815 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Platycorystes (Platycorystes) ambiguus J. F. Brandt, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platycorystes ambiguus Brandt, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platycorystes cheiragonus (Tilesius, 1815) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Platycorystes cheiragonus var. hippocarcinoides Brandt, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Telmessus serratus White, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer cheiragonus Tilesius, 1815) Tilesius, G. (1815). De cancris Camtschaticis, oniscis, entomostracis et cancellis marinis microscopicis noctilucentibus, Cum tabulis IV. Aeneis et appendice adnexo de acaris et ricinis Camtschaticis. [On Camtschatic crabs, onyx, entomostracus, and microscopic nocturnal marine channels, with plates IV. I have attached a bronze and an appendix about mites and Camtschatic ticks]. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 5(2): 331–405, pls. 5–8. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Telmessus cheiragonus (Tilesius, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254360 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer cheiragonus Tilesius, 1815) Tilesius, G. (1815). De cancris Camtschaticis, oniscis, entomostracis et cancellis marinis microscopicis noctilucentibus, Cum tabulis IV. Aeneis et appendice adnexo de acaris et ricinis Camtschaticis. [On Camtschatic crabs, onyx, entomostracus, and microscopic nocturnal marine channels, with plates IV. I have attached a bronze and an appendix about mites and Camtschatic ticks]. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 5(2): 331–405, pls. 5–8. [details]
original description (of Platycorystes cheiragonus var. hippocarcinoides Brandt, 1851) Brandt, J.F. (1851). Krebse. In: von Middendorff, A.T., Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhöchster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und in Verbinding mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben, 2 (Theil 1): 77-148, pls. 5-6. St. Petersburg. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047789 [details]
original description (of Platycorystes ambiguus Brandt, 1848) Brandt, J.F. (1848). Vorläufige Bemerkungen über eine neue, eigenthümliche, der Fauna Russlands angehörige Gattung oder Untergattung von Krabben (Crustacea Brachyura) aus der Edwards'schen Abtheilung der Corysten. <em>Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg.</em> 7(12–13): 177–180. [details]
original description (of Telmessus serratus White, 1846) White, A. (1846). [...description of a new genus of Brachyura somewhat allied in appearance to Plagusia of Latreille]. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 1.</em> 17(65): 497. [details]
original description (of Platycorystes (Platycorystes) ambiguus J. F. Brandt, 1848) Brandt, J.F. (1848). Vorläufige Bemerkungen über eine neue, eigenthümliche, der Fauna Russlands angehörige Gattung oder Untergattung von Krabben (Crustacea Brachyura) aus der Edwards'schen Abtheilung der Corysten. <em>Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg.</em> 7(12–13): 177–180. [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
original description (of Platycorystes cheiragonus var. hippocarcinoides Brandt, 1851) Brandt, J.F. (1851). Krebse. In: von Middendorff, A.T., Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhöchster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und in Verbinding mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben, 2 (Theil 1): 77-148, pls. 5-6. St. Petersburg. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047789 [details]
original description (of Platycorystes ambiguus Brandt, 1848) Brandt, J.F. (1848). Vorläufige Bemerkungen über eine neue, eigenthümliche, der Fauna Russlands angehörige Gattung oder Untergattung von Krabben (Crustacea Brachyura) aus der Edwards'schen Abtheilung der Corysten. <em>Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg.</em> 7(12–13): 177–180. [details]
original description (of Telmessus serratus White, 1846) White, A. (1846). [...description of a new genus of Brachyura somewhat allied in appearance to Plagusia of Latreille]. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 1.</em> 17(65): 497. [details]
original description (of Platycorystes (Platycorystes) ambiguus J. F. Brandt, 1848) Brandt, J.F. (1848). Vorläufige Bemerkungen über eine neue, eigenthümliche, der Fauna Russlands angehörige Gattung oder Untergattung von Krabben (Crustacea Brachyura) aus der Edwards'schen Abtheilung der Corysten. <em>Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg.</em> 7(12–13): 177–180. [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | helmet crab | [details] |
| French | crabe casqué | [details] |
| Japanese | クリガニ | [details] |
| Russian | Краб волосатый пятиугольный | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Telmessus serratus White, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer cheiragonus Tilesius, 1815)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Telmessus cheiragonus)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Telmessus serratus White, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer cheiragonus Tilesius, 1815)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Telmessus cheiragonus)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)
To ITIS