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WoRMS taxon details

Pleistacantha ori Ahyong & Ng, 2007

AphiaID

441951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:441951)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pleistacantha Miers, 1879

Original name

Pleistacantha ori Ahyong & Ng, 2007

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ahyong,S.T.; Ng, P.K.L. (2007). Pleistacantha ori, a new species of deep-water spider crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brahcyura: Majidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 16: 67-74. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Pleistacantha ori Ahyong & Ng, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=441951 on 2026-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-17 14:15:58Z

created

Davie, Peter

2020-02-05 12:25:35Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-04-10 14:55:44Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-09-26 11:25:20Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Ahyong,S.T.; Ng, P.K.L. (2007). Pleistacantha ori, a new species of deep-water spider crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brahcyura: Majidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 16: 67-74. [details] Available for editors

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