WoRMS taxon details
Palinurus Weber, 1795
107059 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107059)
accepted
Genus
Astacus elephas Fabricius, 1787 accepted as Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (type by monotypy)
Astacodes Bell, 1863 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Palinurus barbarae Groeneveld, Griffiths & Van Dalsen, 2006
- Species Palinurus baumbergicus Schlüter, 1862 †
- Species Palinurus charlestoni Forest & Postel, 1964
- Species Palinurus davisi (Stenzel, 1945) †
- Species Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926
- Species Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)
- Species Palinurus falcifer (Bell, 1863) †
- Species Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900
- Species Palinurus kamptneri Bachmayer, 1959 †
- Species Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911
- Species Palinurus maxwelli (Stenzel, 1945) †
- Species Palinurus palaciosi Vega, García-Barrera, del Carmen Perrilliat, Coutiño & Mariño-Pérez, 2006 †
- Species Palinurus sauerweinorum Schweitzer, Feldmann, Phillips & Armstrong, 2019 †
- Species Palinurus teruzzii Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hyžný, 2017 †
- Species Palinurus veronicae Franţescu, 2013 †
- Species Palinurus woodwardi Fritsch in Fritsch & Kafka, 1887 †
- Species Palinurus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus argus Latreille, 1804 accepted as Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus brevipes Pfeffer, 1881 accepted as Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus burgeri De Haan, 1841 accepted as Panulirus homarus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus compressus Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843 † accepted as Eryma compressum (Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus dasypus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Panulirus homarus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus desmaresti Secrétan, 1975 † accepted as Eolinurus desmaresti (Secrétan, 1975) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus Digueti Gruvel, 1911 accepted as Panulirus inflatus (Bouvier, 1895) (unaccepted > unavailable name, published in synonymy)
- Species Palinurus Edwardsii Hutton, 1875 accepted as Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus Ehrenbergi Heller, 1861 accepted as Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus fasciatus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus femoristriga von Martens, 1872 accepted as Panulirus femoristriga (von Martens, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Jasus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus giganteus Kirk, 1880 accepted as Palinurus tumidus Kirk, 1880 accepted as Jasus (Sagmariasus) verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) accepted as Sagmariasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) (unaccepted > unavailable name, published in synonymy)
- Species Palinurus Gigas Bosc, 1801 accepted as Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus guttatus Latreille, 1804 accepted as Panulirus guttatus (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus heugelii Heller, 1862 accepted as Jasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) accepted as Sagmariasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus Hügelii Heller, 1862 accepted as Palinurus heugelii Heller, 1862 accepted as Jasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) accepted as Sagmariasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Palinurus inflatus Bouvier, 1895 accepted as Panulirus inflatus (Bouvier, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus interruptus Randall, 1840 accepted as Panulirus interruptus (Randall, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus japonicus von Siebold, 1824 accepted as Panulirus japonicus (von Siebold, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus laevicauda Latreille, 1817 accepted as Panulirus laevicauda (Latreille, 1817) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus lalandei H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Jasus lalandii (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Palinurus Lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Jasus lalandii (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus locusta (Wulfen, 1791) accepted as Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus longebrachiatus Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843 † accepted as Glyphea regleyana (Desmarest, 1822) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus longimanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Justitia longimana (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1868 accepted as Panulirus longipes longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus marginatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 accepted as Panulirus marginatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus marinus Spence Bate, 1868 accepted as Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus Martensii Nobili, 1897 accepted as Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus Münsteri Voltz, 1835 † accepted as Glyphea muensteri von Meyer, 1840 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Palinurus ornatus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus Paessleri Pfeffer, 1897 accepted as Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus Paulensis Heller, 1862 accepted as Jasus paulensis (Heller, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) accepted as Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus quadricornis Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus regius (de Brito Capello, 1864) accepted as Panulirus regius de Brito Capello, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus regleyanus Desmarest, 1822 † accepted as Glyphea regleyana (Desmarest, 1822) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus ricordi Guérin-Méneville, 1836 accepted as Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus rissonii Desmarest, 1825 accepted as Panulirus regius de Brito Capello, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus spinosus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus squamifer Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1842 † accepted as Squamosoglyphea dressieri (Meyer in Bronn, 1837) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus strambergensis Bachmayer, 1959 † accepted as Palaeopalinurellus strambergensis (Bachmayer, 1959) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus Suerii Desmarest, 1817 † accepted as Pemphix suerii (Desmarest, 1817) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus sulcatus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Palinurus ornatus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus taeniatus Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus Thomsoni Selbie, 1914 accepted as Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus trigonus von Siebold, 1824 accepted as Linuparus trigonus (von Siebold, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus tumidus Kirk, 1880 accepted as Jasus (Sagmariasus) verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) accepted as Sagmariasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Palinurus verreauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1851 accepted as Sagmariasus verreauxi (H. Milne Edwards, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus versicolor Latreille, 1804 accepted as Panulirus versicolor (Latreille, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Palinurus vulgaris Latreille, 1804 accepted as Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Palinurus Weber, 1795. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107059 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii. [details] 
original description (of Astacodes Bell, 1863 †) Bell, T. (1863). Monograph of the Fossil Malacostracous Crustacea of Great Britain. Pt. II. Of those found in the Gault and Greensand. <em>Palaeontographical Society: London.</em> viii + 1–40, pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02693445.1863.12027935 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Astacodes Bell, 1863 †) Bell, T. (1863). Monograph of the Fossil Malacostracous Crustacea of Great Britain. Pt. II. Of those found in the Gault and Greensand. <em>Palaeontographical Society: London.</em> viii + 1–40, pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02693445.1863.12027935 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]




Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]