Decanet - Cancer litterata Fabricius, 1798

AphiaID

452257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:452257)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Varuna H. Milne Edwards in Bory de Saint Vincent, 1830

Parent

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Cancer litterata Fabricius, 1798

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Cancer litterata Fabricius, 1798. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=452257 on 2025-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-10 15:10:57Z

created

2010-02-25 15:41:33Z

changed

2022-03-02 14:29:17Z

changed

2022-07-08 08:34:34Z

changed

[taxonomic tree]

original description Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]

Language	Name
Japanese	オオヒライソガニ	[details]

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