WoRMS name details
Platycarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
450231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450231)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Platycarcinus irroratus (Say, 1817) accepted as Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Platycarcinus pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Platycarcinus recurvidens Spence Bate, 1865 accepted as Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Platycarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450231 on 2025-04-03
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Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
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