Decanet taxon details
Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
204104 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204104)
accepted
Genus
Eurycarcinus Grandidierii A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 accepted as Eurycarcinus natalensis (Krauss, 1843) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Eurycarcinus bengalensis Deb, 1999
- Species Eurycarcinus integrifrons De Man, 1879
- Species Eurycarcinus natalensis (Krauss, 1843)
- Species Eurycarcinus orientalis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Species Eurycarcinus Grandidierii A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 accepted as Eurycarcinus natalensis (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eurycarcinus maculatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) accepted as Heteropanope glabra Stimpson, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Eurycarcinus messor (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Metopograpsus messor (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Eurycarcinus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) accepted as Metopograpsus oceanicus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
Milne-Edwards, A. (1867). Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles de Crustacés Brachyoures. <em>Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, série 4.</em> 7: 263–288. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204104 on 2025-09-11
Date
action
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2006-09-12 06:54:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Milne-Edwards, A. (1867). Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles de Crustacés Brachyoures. <em>Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, série 4.</em> 7: 263–288. [details]
basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Unreviewed
Remark Placed in the Family Xanthidae; subfamily Pilumninae in Vine [details]