Periclimenes brevicarpalis, author: Ketabi, Ramin; Jamili, Shahla
Gecarcinus lateralis (Freminville, 1835), author: Hillewaert, Hans
Ocypode ceratophthalmus, author: Collection VLIZ
Homarus gammarus, author: Collection VLIZ

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Platycarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

450231  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450231)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Platycarcinus antiquus Sismonda, 1846 † accepted as Lobocarcinus sismondi (von Meyer, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Species Platycarcinus irroratus (Say, 1817) accepted as Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Platycarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 accepted as Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Platycarcinus pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Species Platycarcinus recurvidens Spence Bate, 1865 accepted as Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Platycarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1834. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450231 on 2025-09-12
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original description Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details] 
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