Genus Portunus Weber, 1795
- Portunus 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. [93] [see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1956), Opinion 394, Name No. 986 on Official List of Generic Names in Zoology; gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Rathbun, M.J. 1926. The fossil Stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 138: viii 155 pp. 39 pls 6 text-figs.Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 394. Additions to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Weber, 1795, and to the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 12: 315-336. - Portunus (Portunus) Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [325, 363] [Name No. 410 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1956) Opinion 394; gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature] [94, 422].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 394. Additions to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Weber, 1795, and to the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 12: 315-336. - Lupa 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, 228] [Name No. 411 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature see ICZN (1956): Opinion 394; gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 394. Additions to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Weber, 1795, and to the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 12: 315-336. - Lima Leach, W.E. 1814. Crustaceology. pp. 383-437 in Brewster, D. Sir (ed.). The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Edinburgh : John Murray Baldwin & Cradocle Vol. 7 (2). [429] [Name No. 413 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature see (1956): Opinion 394; gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 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 [100].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 394. Additions to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Weber, 1795, and to the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 12: 315-336. - Lupania Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1818. Review of Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. I Part I, Philadelphia [8 vols] 220 pp. and 9 pls, May to December, 1817. American Monthly Magazine 3: 269-274 [272] [unnecessary replacement name for Lupa Leach, 1814; gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation. - Lupa De Haan, 1833 [junior homonym; junior homonym of Lupa Leach, 1814) [see Opinion 394]].
- Neptunus De Haan, 1833 [Name No. 414 on Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology, see ICZN (1956) Opinion 394; gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Miers, E.J. 1886. Report on the Brachyura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 17(49): i-xlix 1-362 pls 1-29 [172].Secondary source:
De Haan, W. 1833. Crustacea. i-xvii, i-xxxi, ix-xvi, 1-243 pls A-J, in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugduni-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [3, 7]; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1956. Opinion 394. Additions to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Weber, 1795, and to the Official List of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology of the name Portunus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 12: 315-336. - Portunus (Pontus) De Haan, W. 1833. Crustacea. i-xvii, i-xxxi, ix-xvi, 1-243 pls A-J, in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugduni-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [3, 9] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Portunus (Pontus) convexus De Haan, 1833 by monotypy. - Lupea Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [445] [incorrect subsequent spelling of Lupa Leach, 1814].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific-Atlantic Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 09-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |