Decanet taxon details
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837
206904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206904)
accepted
Genus
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (type by monotypy)
Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnocarcinus De Man, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (unnecessary replacement name for...)
unnecessary replacement name for Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837
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. Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206904 on 2026-08-09
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2006-09-12 06:54:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
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]
original description (of Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 1874) Wood-Mason, J. (1874). On a New Genus and Species (<i>Hylaeocarcinus humei</i>) of Landcrabs from the Nicobar Island. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 92: 258-262; Pls. XV-XVI. [details]
original description (of Limnocarcinus De Man, 1879) De Man, J.G. (1879). On some new or imperfectly known Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Leyden Museum. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 1(2): 53–73. [details]
original description (of Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [details]
basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
original description (of Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 1874) Wood-Mason, J. (1874). On a New Genus and Species (<i>Hylaeocarcinus humei</i>) of Landcrabs from the Nicobar Island. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 92: 258-262; Pls. XV-XVI. [details]
original description (of Limnocarcinus De Man, 1879) De Man, J.G. (1879). On some new or imperfectly known Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Leyden Museum. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 1(2): 53–73. [details]
original description (of Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Milne Edwards, H. (1853-1854). Mémoire sur la famille des ocypodiens. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 3rd series.</em> 20: 163-228, pls. 4-13 [163-192, pls 4-5 published Dec 1853; 193-228, pls 6-13 published Jan 1854; see Clark, 2025). [details]
basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムラサキオカガニ属 | [details] |
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gecarcoidea)
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