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Portunus (Achelous) iridescens (Rathbun, 1894)

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Neptunus (Hellenus) iridescens Rathbun, 1894) Rathbun, M.J. (1894). Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. XXIV. Descriptions of new genera and species of crabs from the west coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 16(933): 223-260 [imprint 1893]. [details] OpenAccess publication
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original description (of Neptunus (Hellenus) iridescens Rathbun, 1894) Rathbun, M.J. (1894). Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. XXIV. Descriptions of new genera and species of crabs from the west coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 16(933): 223-260 [imprint 1893]. [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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