Decanet name details
Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
450218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450218)
unaccepted > unjustified emendation (unnecessary replacement name for Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Genus
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (type by monotypy)
- Species Pelocarcinus Cailloti A. Milne-Edwards, 1890 accepted as Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pelocarcinus lalandei (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) accepted as Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > superseded combination, unjustified emendation)
- Species Pelocarcinus Marchei A. Milne-Edwards, 1890 accepted as Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pelocarcinus weileri Sendler, 1912 accepted as Johngarthia weileri (Sendler, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450218 on 2025-09-12
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Milne Edwards, H. (1853). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 6-11. [details]
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