Decanet taxon details
Calappa philargius (Linnaeus, 1758)
209500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209500)
accepted
Species
Calappa cristata Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calappe cristata (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Calappa philargius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209500 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Calappa cristata Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]
original description (of Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Blackmore, G.; Rainbow, P. S. (2000). Epibenthic crab (Malacostraca: Brachyura) assemblages of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong: the 2002 trawl programme. <em>Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marineauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 517-533. [details]
basis of record Guinot, D. (1967). La faune carcinologique (Crustacea Brachyura) de l'Océan Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. Catalogue remarques biogéographiques et bibliographie. <em>in: Réunion de Spécialistes C.S.A sur les Crustacés = C.S.A. Specialist Meeting on Crustaceans, Zanzibar 1964. Mémoires de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire.</em> 77: pp. 237–352. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Blackmore, G.; Rainbow, P. S. (2000). Epibenthic crab (Malacostraca: Brachyura) assemblages of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong: the 2002 trawl programme. <em>Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marineauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 517-533. [details]
basis of record Guinot, D. (1967). La faune carcinologique (Crustacea Brachyura) de l'Océan Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. Catalogue remarques biogéographiques et bibliographie. <em>in: Réunion de Spécialistes C.S.A sur les Crustacés = C.S.A. Specialist Meeting on Crustaceans, Zanzibar 1964. Mémoires de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire.</em> 77: pp. 237–352. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メガネカラッパ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Calappa cristata Fabricius, 1798)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calappa philargius)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cancer inconspectus Herbst, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Calappa cristata Fabricius, 1798)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer philargius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calappa philargius)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 18 proteins)