Decanet taxon details
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
557889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557889)
accepted
Species
Acheloüs spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stimpson, W. (1871). Preliminary report on the Crustacea dredged in the Gulf Stream in the Straits of Florida, by L. F. de Pourtales, Assist. U. S. Coast Survey. Part I. Brachyura. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy.</em> 2(2): 109-160., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6313618#page/125/mode/1up
page(s): 148 [details]
page(s): 148 [details]
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557889 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Stimpson, W. (1871). Preliminary report on the Crustacea dredged in the Gulf Stream in the Straits of Florida, by L. F. de Pourtales, Assist. U. S. Coast Survey. Part I. Brachyura. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy.</em> 2(2): 109-160., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6313618#page/125/mode/1up
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Acheloüs spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871) Stimpson, W. (1871). Preliminary report on the Crustacea dredged in the Gulf Stream in the Straits of Florida, by L. F. de Pourtales, Assist. U. S. Coast Survey. Part I. Brachyura. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy.</em> 2(2): 109-160., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6313618#page/125/mode/1up [details]
new combination reference Mantelatto, F.L.; Robles, R.; Schubart, C.D.; Felder, D.L. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <em>Cronius</em> Stimpson, 1860, with reassignment of <em>C. tumidulus</em> and several American species of <em>Portunus</em> to the genus <em>Achelous</em> De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae). <em>In: Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, Martin, J.W., Crandall, K.A. & Felder, D.L. (eds).</em> CRC Press, England, pp. 567–579., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c29 [details]
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Acheloüs spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871) Stimpson, W. (1871). Preliminary report on the Crustacea dredged in the Gulf Stream in the Straits of Florida, by L. F. de Pourtales, Assist. U. S. Coast Survey. Part I. Brachyura. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy.</em> 2(2): 109-160., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6313618#page/125/mode/1up [details]
new combination reference Mantelatto, F.L.; Robles, R.; Schubart, C.D.; Felder, D.L. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <em>Cronius</em> Stimpson, 1860, with reassignment of <em>C. tumidulus</em> and several American species of <em>Portunus</em> to the genus <em>Achelous</em> De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae). <em>In: Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, Martin, J.W., Crandall, K.A. & Felder, D.L. (eds).</em> CRC Press, England, pp. 567–579., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c29 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longspine swimming crab [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achelous spinicarpus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (170 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (207 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871))
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achelous spinicarpus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (170 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (207 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871))