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Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880) 
AphiaID: 208791

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Brachyura (Infraorder) > Eubrachyura (Section) > Heterotremata (Subsection) > Portunoidea (Superfamily) > Portunidae (Family) > Portuninae (Subfamily) > Portunus (Genus) > Portunus (Achelous) (Subgenus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Cycloachelous orbicularis (Richters, 1880)
Rank Species
Parent Portunus (Achelous) De Haan, 1833 accepted as Achelous de Haan, 1833
Source  basis of record: Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Seychelles [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Decapod Collection
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208791
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-04-16 06:07:12Z  created  Onyango, Eunice
2010-01-19 07:57:53Z  changed  Davie, Peter
2011-01-06 15:34:15Z  changed  Davie, Peter
  
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  Citation: Davie, P. (2013). Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208791 on 2013-05-23
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