WoRMS taxon details
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
220297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220297)
accepted
Species
Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gonodactylus bleekeri A. Milne-Edwards, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gonodactylus elegans Miers, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Neotype (of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) USNM...
Neotype (of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) USNM 274325, geounit Lesser Sunda [details]
WoRMS (2026). Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220297 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gonodactylus elegans Miers, 1884) Miers, E. J. (1884). Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. Crustacea. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881–2. British Museum (Natural History), London.</em> 513–575, pls. 46–52. [details] 
original description (of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Moosa, M. K.; Cleva, R. (1984). Sur une collection de stomatopodes (Crustacea, Hoplocarida) provenant des Iles Seychelles. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat.</em> 6: 421-429., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.285927 [details]
original description (of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Moosa, M. K.; Cleva, R. (1984). Sur une collection de stomatopodes (Crustacea, Hoplocarida) provenant des Iles Seychelles. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat.</em> 6: 421-429., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.285927 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ahyong, S. T. (2012). The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps Crustacea (Stomatopoda). <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 125: 1-111. [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ahyong, S. T. (2012). The marine fauna of New Zealand: mantis shrimps Crustacea (Stomatopoda). <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 125: 1-111. [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype (of Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758) USNM 274325, geounit Lesser Sunda [details]
Syntype (of Gonodactylus elegans Miers, 1884) NHMUK 183, verbatimGeounit Purse Is., Iles des ... [details]
Syntype (of Gonodactylus elegans Miers, 1884) NHMUK 215, verbatimGeounit Providence Is., Seyc... [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in France (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | peacock mantis shrimp | [details] |
| German | Pfauen-FangschreckenkrebsBunter Fangschreckenkrebs | [details] |
| Japanese | モンハナシャコ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mantis Shrimp)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
From editor or global species database
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