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WoRMS taxon details

Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969

AphiaID

382970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382970)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775

Original name

Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Holthuis, L.B. (1969). A new species of shovel-nose lobster, Scyllarus planorbis, from the southwestern Caribbean and northern South America. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 19(1): 149-158. [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Caribbean Sea

type locality contained in Caribbean Sea [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)

Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Scyllarus planorbis Holthuis, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382970 on 2026-09-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-23 14:08:32Z

created

Chan, Tin-Yam

2020-10-16 10:49:20Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Holthuis, L.B. (1969). A new species of shovel-nose lobster, Scyllarus planorbis, from the southwestern Caribbean and northern South America. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 19(1): 149-158. [details] Available for editors

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