Panulirus argus, author: Collection VLIZ
Creaserinus brevistylus, author: Johnson et al. 2021
Live specimens of Sinodina ashima (Jiang et al., 2023)
Panulirus homarus, author: Collection Georges Declercq

DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

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Mecochirus Germar, 1827 †

1606304  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1606304)

accepted
Genus
Carcinium von Meyer, 1841 † · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Mecochiria Secrétan, 1968 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mecochirus (Megachirus) Bronn, 1837 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Mecochirus bartholomaii Jell, Woods & Cook, 2017 †
  2. Species Mecochirus cenomanicus Charbonnier, Gilardet, Garassino & Odin, 2023 †
  3. Species Mecochirus chilensis Förster & von Hillebrandt, 1984 †
  4. Species Mecochirus clypeatus (Carter, 1898) †
  5. Species Mecochirus dubius (Münster, 1839) †
  6. Species Mecochirus eckerti Frentzen, 1937 †
  7. Species Mecochirus foresti (Secrétan, 1968) †
  8. Species Mecochirus germari Garassino, 1996 †
  9. Species Mecochirus grandis Quenstedt, 1856 †
  10. Species Mecochirus houdardi Van Straelen, 1936 †
  11. Species Mecochirus lanceolatus Jell, Woods & Cook, 2017 †
  12. Species Mecochirus leionoton (Krause, 1891) †
  13. Species Mecochirus longimanatus (von Schlotheim, 1820) †
  14. Species Mecochirus marwicki Glaessner, 1960 †
  15. Species Mecochirus mcclymontorum Jell, Woods & Cook, 2017 †
  16. Species Mecochirus meyeri (Roemer, 1836) †
  17. Species Mecochirus minimus (Hée, 1924) †
  18. Species Mecochirus olifex Quenstedt, 1856 †
  19. Species Mecochirus pearcei M'Coy, 1849 †
  20. Species Mecochirus peytoni Woodward, 1876 †
  21. Species Mecochirus robbianoi Pagani, Damborenea, Manceñido & Ferrrari, 2010 †
  22. Species Mecochirus rostratus Collins & Rasmussen, 1992 †
  23. Species Mecochirus socialis (von Meyer, 1847) †
  24. Species Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino, Pasini & Nyborg in Garassino, Pasini, Nyborg & Haggart, 2021 †
  25. Subgenus Mecochirus (Megachirus) Bronn, 1837 † accepted as Megachirus Bronn, 1837 † accepted as Mecochirus Germar, 1827 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  26. Species Mecochirus Baieri Germer, 1827 † accepted as Mecochirus longimanatus (von Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Species Mecochirus Locusta Germar, 1827 † accepted as Mecochirus longimanatus (von Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Mecochirus magna M'Coy, 1849 † accepted as Atherfieldastacus magnus (M'Coy, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Germar, E.F. (1827). Ueber die Versteinerungen von Solenhofen. <em>Teutschland, Geognostisch-Geologisch Dargestellt.</em> 4(2): 89-110, pl. 1. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Mecochirus Germar, 1827 †. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606304 on 2025-09-12
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original description Germar, E.F. (1827). Ueber die Versteinerungen von Solenhofen. <em>Teutschland, Geognostisch-Geologisch Dargestellt.</em> 4(2): 89-110, pl. 1. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mecochiria Secrétan, 1968 †) Secrétan, S. (1968). <i>Mecochiria foresti</i>, nouveau Crustacé décapode du Jurassique Supérieur de Solenhofen. <em>Annales de Paléontologie, Invertébres.</em> 54(2): 227-238, pls. A-B. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Pterochirus Münster, 1839 †) Münster, G. Graf zu. (1839). Decapoda Macroura. Abbildung und Beschreibung der fossilen langschwänzigen Krebse in den Kalkschiefern von Bayern. <em>Beiträge zur Petrefakten-Kunde.</em> 2: 1-88, pls. 1-30., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.120022 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mecochirus (Megachirus) Bronn, 1837 †) Bronn, H. G. (1834-1838). Lethaea geognostica oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen. Vol. 1, pp. 1-544 (pp. 1-96 [1834]; 97-192 [1835]; 193-288, 384-480 [1836]; 481-544 [1838 (?1837)]. Vol. 2. pp. 545-1346 + 4 pp. unpaginated errata (pp. 545-768 [1837]; 769-1346 [1838]); Atlas, 47 pl. [1837]. Stuttgart, Schweitzerbart. , available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012306831 [details] 

original description (of Eumorphia von Meyer, 1847 †) von Meyer, H. (1847). <i>Selenisca</i> und <i>Eumorphia</i>, zwei Krebse aus der Oolithengruppe Würtemberg's. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 1: 141-148, pl. 19. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carcinium von Meyer, 1841 †) von Meyer, H. (1841). [...In meinem Schreiben...]. <em>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde.</em> 1841: 96-99. [details] OpenAccess publication
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eumorphia) (from synonym Eumorphia von Meyer, 1847 †)