WoRMS taxon details
Orithyia sinica (Linnaeus, 1771)
442172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:442172)
accepted
Species
Cancer bimaculatus Herbst, 1790 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer mammillaris Fabricius, 1793 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer sinica Linnaeus, 1771 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orithyia mamillaris (Fabricius, 1793) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Orithyia mammillaris (Fabricius, 1793) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer sinica Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Orithyia sinica (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=442172 on 2026-09-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer mammillaris Fabricius, 1793) Fabricius, J.C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. [Improved and Enhanced Systematic Entomology. According to the Classes, Orders, Genera, Species Adjacent Synonyms, Localities, Observations, and Descriptions.]. <em>Proft, Christian Gottlob (Kopenhagen) , Hafniae.</em> 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details] 
original description (of Cancer bimaculatus Herbst, 1790) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details]
original description (of Cancer sinica Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322 [details]
original description (of Cancer bimaculatus Herbst, 1790) Herbst, J.F.W. (1782-1790). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Erster Band. Mit XXI Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krabben. Joh. Casper Fuessly, Zürich / Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, iv + 274 pp., 21 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64679#/summary [details]
original description (of Cancer sinica Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キトウガニ | [details] |
