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Megalopa Leach, 1814

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

450176  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450176)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Cancer granarius Herbst, 1783 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Megalops Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Megalopa armata Leach, 1815 accepted as Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Species Megalopa montagui Leach, 1817 accepted as Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Species Megalopa Cranchii Leach, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult link)
  4. Species Megalopa maculata Leach, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult link)
  5. Species Megalopa mutica Desmarest, 1825 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  6. Species Megalopa sculpta Leach, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval form with no known adult link)
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Megalopa Leach, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450176 on 2025-09-12
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2010-02-01 14:11:05Z
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Davie, Peter
2011-01-12 13:58:15Z
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Davie, Peter
2019-07-24 06:16:41Z
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De Grave, Sammy

original description Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megalops) (from synonym Megalops Leach, 1814)
From editor or global species database