WoRMS taxon details
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935
421884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421884)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schmitt, W.L. (1935). Crustacea Macrura and Anomura of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. <em>Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, New York Academy of Sciences.</em> 15(2): 125-227., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10217 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Tampa Bay
type locality contained in Tampa Bay [details]
Distribution South Carolina, USA through Gulf of Mexico to Veracruz, Mexico
Distribution South Carolina, USA through Gulf of Mexico to Veracruz, Mexico [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421884 on 2026-03-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Schmitt, W.L. (1935). Crustacea Macrura and Anomura of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. <em>Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, New York Academy of Sciences.</em> 15(2): 125-227., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10217 [details] Available for editors [request]
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, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. 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] Available for editors [request]
[request]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, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. 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] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution South Carolina, USA through Gulf of Mexico to Veracruz, Mexico [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Benedict sand crab | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Emerita benedicti)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (20 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 65732)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Emerita benedicti)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (20 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 65732)
To ITIS
