WoRMS taxon details
Achelous depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859)
557881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557881)
accepted
Species
Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus (Achelous) depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859) Stimpson, W. (1859). Notes on North American Crustacea, no. 1. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(11): 49-93, 1 pl. [details] 
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Achelous depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557881 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930) Rathbun, M.J. (1930). The cancroid crabs of America of the families Euryalidae, Portunidae, Atelecyclidae, Cancridae, and Xanthidae. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 152: 1-609, Pls. 1–230., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.152.i [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859) Stimpson, W. (1859). Notes on North American Crustacea, no. 1. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(11): 49-93, 1 pl. [details]
new combination reference Mantelatto, F.L.; Robles, R.; Schubart, C.D.; Felder, D.L. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <em>Cronius</em> Stimpson, 1860, with reassignment of <em>C. tumidulus</em> and several American species of <em>Portunus</em> to the genus <em>Achelous</em> De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae). In: Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, Martin, J.W., Crandall, K.A. & Felder, D.L. (eds). CRC Press, England, pp. 567–579. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c29 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859) Stimpson, W. (1859). Notes on North American Crustacea, no. 1. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(11): 49-93, 1 pl. [details]
new combination reference Mantelatto, F.L.; Robles, R.; Schubart, C.D.; Felder, D.L. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <em>Cronius</em> Stimpson, 1860, with reassignment of <em>C. tumidulus</em> and several American species of <em>Portunus</em> to the genus <em>Achelous</em> De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae). In: Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, Martin, J.W., Crandall, K.A. & Felder, D.L. (eds). CRC Press, England, pp. 567–579. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c29 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flatface swimming crabflat-browed crab | [details] |
| German | Flachbrauen-Schwimmkrabbe | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achelous depressifrons)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 31069 back) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 31069 card2) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (111 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achelous depressifrons)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Amphitrite depressifrons Stimpson, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 31069 back) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 31069 card2) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (111 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Portunus (Achelous) bahamensis Rathbun, 1930)
