DecaNet taxon details
Hepatus epheliticus (Linnaeus, 1763)
158420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158420)
accepted
Species
Cancer decorus Herbst, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hepatus vanbenedenii Herklots, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763) Linnaeus, C. (1763). Centuria Insectorum rariorum quam quam consent. experimentiss. Fac. Med. in Regia Academia Upsaliensi, praeside nobilissimo atque celeberrimo D:o Doct. Carolo von Linné, publico examini submittit Boas Johansson, Calmariensis. In Audit. Carol. Maj. D. xxiii. Junii. Anni MDCCLXIII. H. A. M. S. Hojer, Upsaliae, [6] + 32 pp. [Published 23 June 1763]. [details] 
Distribution Chesapeake Bay to western Bay of Campeche, Mexico; Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic
Distribution Chesapeake Bay to western Bay of Campeche, Mexico; Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Hepatus epheliticus (Linnaeus, 1763). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158420 on 2025-04-30
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(of Cancer decorus Herbst, 1803) Herbst, J.F.W. (1799-1804). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse &c. &c. Dritter Band. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, 66 + 46+ 54 + 49 pp., 16 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763) Linnaeus, C. (1763). Centuria Insectorum rariorum quam quam consent. experimentiss. Fac. Med. in Regia Academia Upsaliensi, praeside nobilissimo atque celeberrimo D:o Doct. Carolo von Linné, publico examini submittit Boas Johansson, Calmariensis. In Audit. Carol. Maj. D. xxiii. Junii. Anni MDCCLXIII. H. A. M. S. Hojer, Upsaliae, [6] + 32 pp. [Published 23 June 1763]. [details]
original description (of Hepatus vanbenedenii Herklots, 1852) Herklots, J.A. (1852). Notice carcinologique. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 1(5): 35-37; 1 pl. [details]
basis of record Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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]
original description (of Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763) Linnaeus, C. (1763). Centuria Insectorum rariorum quam quam consent. experimentiss. Fac. Med. in Regia Academia Upsaliensi, praeside nobilissimo atque celeberrimo D:o Doct. Carolo von Linné, publico examini submittit Boas Johansson, Calmariensis. In Audit. Carol. Maj. D. xxiii. Junii. Anni MDCCLXIII. H. A. M. S. Hojer, Upsaliae, [6] + 32 pp. [Published 23 June 1763]. [details]
original description (of Hepatus vanbenedenii Herklots, 1852) Herklots, J.A. (1852). Notice carcinologique. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 1(5): 35-37; 1 pl. [details]
basis of record Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Chesapeake Bay to western Bay of Campeche, Mexico; Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic [details]
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hepatus epheliticus)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 211934 (1))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hepatus epheliticus)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 211934 (1))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cancer epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records)
To ITIS
