Decanet taxon details
Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
209076 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209076)
accepted
Species
Cancer aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer amphitrite Herbst, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer floridus Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zozimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer aeneus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209076 on 2026-08-20
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(of Cancer floridus Herbst, 1783) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details] 
original description (of Cancer amphitrite Herbst, 1801) Herbst, J.F.W. (1799-1804). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse &c. &c. Dritter Band. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, 66 + 46+ 54 + 49 pp., 16 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer aeneus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Galil, B.S.; Vannini, M. (1990`). Research on the coast of Somalia. Xanthidae, Trapeziidae, Carpiliidae, Menippidae (Crustacea Brachyura). <em>Tropical Zoology.</em> 3(1): 21–56. [details] Available for editors
additional source Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fourmanoir, P. (1954). Crabes de la cote ouest de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste Malgache VI, Fasc. 1/2. 16 pp. [details]
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 amphitrite Herbst, 1801) Herbst, J.F.W. (1799-1804). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse &c. &c. Dritter Band. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, 66 + 46+ 54 + 49 pp., 16 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer aeneus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Galil, B.S.; Vannini, M. (1990`). Research on the coast of Somalia. Xanthidae, Trapeziidae, Carpiliidae, Menippidae (Crustacea Brachyura). <em>Tropical Zoology.</em> 3(1): 21–56. [details] Available for editors
additional source Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fourmanoir, P. (1954). Crabes de la cote ouest de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste Malgache VI, Fasc. 1/2. 16 pp. [details]
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 | ウモレオウギガニ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Zozimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zosimus aeneus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1150243 dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1150243 frontal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (61 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Zozimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zozymus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zosimus aeneus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1150243 dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1150243 frontal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (61 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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