WoRMS taxon details
Petrolisthes rufescens (Heller, 1861)
210125 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210125)
accepted
Species
Porcellana rufescens Heller, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Porcellana rufescens Heller, 1861) Heller, C. (1861). Synopsis der im rothen Meere vorkommenden Crustaceen. <em>Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 11: 3-31. [details] 
Note Red Sea
Unreviewed
Type locality Red Sea [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Petrolisthes rufescens (Heller, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210125 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porcellana rufescens Heller, 1861) Heller, C. (1861). Synopsis der im rothen Meere vorkommenden Crustaceen. <em>Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 11: 3-31. [details]
basis of record Lewinsohn, C. (1979). Researches on the coast of Somalia. The shore and the dune of Sar Uanle. 23. Porcellanidae (Crustacea Decapoda Anomura). Monitore zoologico italiano NS Supplemeto XII 6: 39-57. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Lewinsohn, C. (1979). Researches on the coast of Somalia. The shore and the dune of Sar Uanle. 23. Porcellanidae (Crustacea Decapoda Anomura). Monitore zoologico italiano NS Supplemeto XII 6: 39-57. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petrolisthes rufescens)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Porcellana rufescens Heller, 1861)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petrolisthes rufescens)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Porcellana rufescens Heller, 1861)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
