Genus Carcinus Leach, 1814
- Carcinus Leach, W.E. 1814. Crustaceology. pp. 383-437 in Brewster, D. Sir (ed.). The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Edinburgh : John Murray Baldwin & Cradocle Vol. 7 (2). [390] [Name No. 798 on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, seeInternational Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321–338, gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321-338. - Ligia Weber, F. 1795. Nomenclator entomologicus secundum entomologian systematicam ill. Fabricii, adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. Chiloni et Hamburgi : C.E. Bohn viii 171 pp. [92] [name suppressed in International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321–338, Name No. 207 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 by monotypy (= Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758).Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321-338. - Macropa Latreille, P.A. 1822. Crustacés, Arachnides et Insectes. In, Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois régnes de la nature. Vol. 24. 142 + 38 + 397 pls [9] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817 by monotypy (= Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu, 1804, = Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758). - Sympractor Gistel, J. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere schulen bearbeitet. Stuttgart xvi 216 pp., 32 pls. [ix] [nom. nov. for Megalopa Leach, 1814 (as Megalopus); gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 by original designation. - Carcinides Rathbun, M.J. 1897. A revision of the nomenclature of the Brachyura. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11: 153-167 [164] [nom. nov. for Carcinus Leach, 1814, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321–338, Name No. 209 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, gender masculine].
Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Opinion 330. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Ligia Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Isopoda), and Carcinus Leach, 1814 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9: 321-338. - Megalopa Leach, W.E. 1814. Crustaceology. pp. 383-437 in Brewster, D. Sir (ed.). The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Edinburgh : John Murray Baldwin & Cradocle Vol. 7 (2). [431] [junior objective synonym of Ligia Leach, 1814; gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 by subsequent designation, see Manning, R.B. & Holthuis, L.B. 1981. West African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 306: i-xii, 1-379 figs 1-88, 2 appendices [75] (= Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Manning, R.B. & Holthuis, L.B. 1981. West African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 306: i-xii, 1-379 figs 1-88, 2 appendices [75]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific and West Atlantic Oceans, North Sea almost to the Arctic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |