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Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758), author: Hillewaert, Hans
author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program

DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

WoRMS taxon details

Pontocaris major Chan, 1996

To MNHN Type collection (IU 2014-19375)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2014-19375)

515658  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:515658)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Caridea (Infraorder)
  12. Crangonoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Crangonidae (Family)
  14. Pontocaris (Genus)
  15. Pontocaris major (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chan, T.-Y. (1996). Crustacea Decapoda Crangonidae: Revision of the three closely related genera <i>Aegaeon</i> Agassiz, 1846, <i>Pontocaris</i> Bate, 1888 and <i>Parapontocaris</i> Alcock, 1901. In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 15. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 168: 269-336. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Depth range 116-475 m.  
Depth range 116-475 m. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pontocaris major Chan, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=515658 on 2025-04-09
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2010-09-09 14:00:27Z
created
De Grave, Sammy
2022-02-06 19:13:13Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2022-09-16 15:16:14Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Chan, T.-Y. (1996). Crustacea Decapoda Crangonidae: Revision of the three closely related genera <i>Aegaeon</i> Agassiz, 1846, <i>Pontocaris</i> Bate, 1888 and <i>Parapontocaris</i> Alcock, 1901. In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 15. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 168: 269-336. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Depth range 116-475 m. [details]
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