WoRMS taxon details
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817
366751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366751)
accepted
Species
Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus floridanus (Benedict, 1892) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Say, T. (1817). An account of the Crustacea of the United States (continued). <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 1(1): 155-169. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366751 on 2025-06-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1817). An account of the Crustacea of the United States (continued). <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia.</em> 1(1): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26. [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,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> 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]
original description (of Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892) Benedict, J.E. (1892). Preliminary descriptions of thirty-seven new species of hermit crabs of the genus <i>Eupagurus</i> in the U.S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 1–26. [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,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> 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]
Other
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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flatclaw hermit | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pagurus floridanus (Benedict, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pagurus pollicaris)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (181 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061829)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pagurus floridanus (Benedict, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pagurus pollicaris)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Eupagurus (Eupagurus) floridanus Benedict, 1892)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (181 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061829)
To ITIS
