Decanet taxon details
Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882)
158404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158404)
accepted
Species
Eupagurus bouvieri Faxon, 1895 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882) Smith, S.I. (1882). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervisión of Alexander Agassiz, on the east coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 10(1): 1-108, pls. 1-16. [details] 
Distribution Georges Bank to Florida
Distribution Georges Bank to Florida [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158404 on 2025-09-13
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(of Eupagurus bouvieri Faxon, 1895) Faxon, W. (1895). Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross,' during 1891, Lieut.-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U.S.N. commanding. XV. The stalk-eyed Crustacea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 18: 1–292, pls. A–K, 1–57. [details]
original description (of Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) Milne-Edwards, A.; Bouvier, E.-L. (1893). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78), in the Caribbean Sea (1878–79), and along the Atlantic coast of the United States (1880), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXIII. Description des Crustacés de la famille des paguriens recueillis pendant l'expédition. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 14(3): 1-172, pls. I-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4305631 [details]
original description (of Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882) Smith, S.I. (1882). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervisión of Alexander Agassiz, on the east coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 10(1): 1-108, pls. 1-16. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pohle, G.W. (1990). A guide to decapod Crustacea from the Canadian Atlantic: Anomura and Brachyura. <em>Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.</em> 1771. 29 p. [details]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Lemaitre, R. (2023). The taxonomic status of <i>Pagurus bouvieri</i> (Faxon, 1895), an obscure name, and redescription of <i>Pagurus smithi</i> (Benedict, 1892), a poorly known species (Decapoda: Paguridae). <em>Nauplius.</em> 31: e2023011. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) Milne-Edwards, A.; Bouvier, E.-L. (1893). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78), in the Caribbean Sea (1878–79), and along the Atlantic coast of the United States (1880), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXIII. Description des Crustacés de la famille des paguriens recueillis pendant l'expédition. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 14(3): 1-172, pls. I-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4305631 [details]
original description (of Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882) Smith, S.I. (1882). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervisión of Alexander Agassiz, on the east coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 10(1): 1-108, pls. 1-16. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pohle, G.W. (1990). A guide to decapod Crustacea from the Canadian Atlantic: Anomura and Brachyura. <em>Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.</em> 1771. 29 p. [details]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Lemaitre, R. (2023). The taxonomic status of <i>Pagurus bouvieri</i> (Faxon, 1895), an obscure name, and redescription of <i>Pagurus smithi</i> (Benedict, 1892), a poorly known species (Decapoda: Paguridae). <em>Nauplius.</em> 31: e2023011. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Georges Bank to Florida [details]Habitat Found at depths of 10-1170 m, in deeper waters may be associated with anthozoans rather than gastropod shells. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (167 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (167 records)
To ITIS