WoRMS taxon details
Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869)
382968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382968)
accepted
Species
Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scyllarus (Arctus) Gundlachi von Martens, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869) Smith, S.I. (1869). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Scyllaridae and a new species of <i>Aethra</i> from North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 48(142): 118-121. [details] 
Type locality contained in Florida
type locality contained in Florida [details]
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382968 on 2025-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869) Smith, S.I. (1869). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Scyllaridae and a new species of <i>Aethra</i> from North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 48(142): 118-121. [details]
original description (of Scyllarus (Arctus) Gundlachi von Martens, 1872) von Martens, E. (1872). Über Cubanische Crustaceen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 38(1): 77-147, pls. 4-5. [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
original description (of Scyllarus (Arctus) Gundlachi von Martens, 1872) von Martens, E. (1872). Über Cubanische Crustaceen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 38(1): 77-147, pls. 4-5. [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllarus americanus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2013-14840) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scyllarus americanus (Smith) (USNM 174042) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (96 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 001000.CR) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllarus americanus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2013-14840) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scyllarus americanus (Smith) (USNM 174042) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (96 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 001000.CR) (from synonym Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869)
To ITIS
