WoRMS taxon details
Calcinus tubularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
107194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107194)
accepted
Species
Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer tubularis Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Clibanarius Rouxi Heller, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus ornatus Roux, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer tubularis Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Calcinus tubularis (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107194 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clibanarius Rouxi Heller, 1863) Heller, C. (1863). Die Crustaceen des südlichen Europa. Crustacea Podophthalmia. Mit einer Übersicht über die horizontale Verbreitung sämmtlicher europäischer Arten: i-xi, 1-336, pls. 1-10. Wilhelm Braumüller, Wien. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13110 [details] 
original description (of Cancer tubularis Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Pagurus ornatus Roux, 1830) Roux, P. (1828 - 1830). Crustacés de la Méditerranée et de son Littoral, Décrits et Lithographiés. [Crustaceans of the Mediterranean and its Coastline, Described and Lithographed]. <em>Chez Levrault, Paris.</em> i-iv + 1-176 pp., pls. 1-45., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9283448 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cancer tubularis Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Pagurus ornatus Roux, 1830) Roux, P. (1828 - 1830). Crustacés de la Méditerranée et de son Littoral, Décrits et Lithographiés. [Crustaceans of the Mediterranean and its Coastline, Described and Lithographed]. <em>Chez Levrault, Paris.</em> i-iv + 1-176 pp., pls. 1-45., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9283448 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type, geounit Mediterranean Sea [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | ermità tubular | [details] |
| English | variegated hermit crabornate hermit crabhermit crab | [details] |
| French | ermite crabe | [details] |
| German | Röhren-EinsiedlerkrebsRöhreneinsiedlerbunter EinsiedlerkrebsBunter Einsiedler | [details] |
| Spanish | ermitaño sedentario | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calcinus tubularis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (14 records) (from synonym Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calcinus tubularis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (14 records) (from synonym Calcinus ornatus (Roux, 1830))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records)
