WoRMS taxon details
Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901
368275 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368275)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Benedict, J. E. (1901). The anomuran collections made by the Fish Hawk Expedition to Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fisheries Commission.</em> 20: 129-148. [details] 
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368275 on 2026-07-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Benedict, J. E. (1901). The anomuran collections made by the Fish Hawk Expedition to Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fisheries Commission.</em> 20: 129-148. [details]
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 https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31408/31408.pdf [details]
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 https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31408/31408.pdf [details]
Other
context source (CoRMS)
Campos, N. y Sánchez H. (1995). Los cangrejos ermitaños del género Paguristes Dana (Anomura: Diogenidae) de la costa norte colombiana con la descripción de dos nuevas especies. Caldasia. <em>Caldasia.</em> 17(82): 569-586. [details] Available for editors 
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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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype USNM 29203, geounit Jamaica [details]
