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Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775) 
AphiaID: 107333

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Brachyura (Infraorder) > Eubrachyura (Section) > Heterotremata (Subsection) > Majoidea (Superfamily) > Inachidae (Family) > Inachus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Inachus Weber, 1795
Synonymised
taxa
  Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775 (nomen protectum)
Cancer satuak Herbst, 1782
Cancer tribulus Linnaeus, 1767 (suppressed, ICZN Opinion 708)
Inachus dorhynchus Leach, 1814 (synonym)
Inachus dorynchus Leach, 1814
Macropus aracnides Risso, 1816
Sources  original description: Fabricius, J.C. (1775) Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae, 832 pp. [details]

basis of record: Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

original description (from synonym): Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 2): 533-1327, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch gladde sponspootkrab  [details]
English Leach's spider crab  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
British Isles [details]
Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Channel Islands [details]
English Channel [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
FAO fishing area 34 [details]
FAO fishing area 47 [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Kattegat [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Nordhinter (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North Sea [details]
Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Oosterschelde [details]
Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Shetlands [details]
Skagerrak [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Wandelaar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Wenduine [details]
Wenduine Bank (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Africa [details]
Westhinder [details]
Wimereux [details]
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Decapod Collection
To ITIS
Note  Synonymy: Originally described as Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775 [details]
Images 
Inachus phalangium
Inachus phalangium
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Inachus phalangium
Inachus phalangium
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107333
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Türkay, Michael
2007-06-12 14:12:52Z  checked  Fransen, Charles
  
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  Citation: Fransen, C.; Türkay, M. (2013). Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107333 on 2013-06-19
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