WoRMS taxon details

Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869)

382968  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382968)

accepted
Species
Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scyllarus (Arctus) Gundlachi von Martens, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869) Smith, S.I. (1869). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Scyllaridae and a new species of <i>Aethra</i> from North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 48(142): 118-121. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Type locality contained in Florida  
type locality contained in Florida [details]
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)  
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Scyllarus americanus (Smith, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382968 on 2024-03-19
Date
action
by
2009-02-23 14:08:32Z
created
2020-10-20 13:39:35Z
changed
2021-07-12 08:49:33Z
changed
2022-07-08 08:34:34Z
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original description  (of Arctus Americanus Smith, 1869) Smith, S.I. (1869). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Scyllaridae and a new species of <i>Aethra</i> from North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 48(142): 118-121. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Scyllarus (Arctus) Gundlachi von Martens, 1872) von Martens, E. (1872). Über Cubanische Crustaceen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 38(1): 77-147, pls. 4-5. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]

Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
LanguageName 
English American slipper lobster  [details]
German Amerikaischer Bärenkrebs  [details]