WoRMS taxon details
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
103220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103220)
accepted
Species
Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Talitrus littoralis Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Talitrus locusta (Pallas, 1776) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838
page(s): 94 Tab IV, Fig 3 [details]
page(s): 94 Tab IV, Fig 3 [details]
Type locality contained in England
, Note Beach on small spit near top of Ringabella...
type locality contained in England [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Beach on small spit near top of Ringabella Bay, Ireland (51°46.259’N 8°19.192’E) [details]
Distribution This species is widely distributed along European coasts, from Norway and the Baltic Sea in the
North, around British and...
North, around British and...
Distribution This species is widely distributed along European coasts, from Norway and the Baltic Sea in the
North, around British and Irish coasts, the coast of France and northern Spain and the Azores in the south. There are no records of Talitrus along the south coast of Spain.
Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (2019) Talitrus saltator (Montagu 1808), a species complex (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitroidea, Talitridae). Zootaxa, 4664(4), 451–480.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.1
[details]
North, around British and Irish coasts, the coast of France and northern Spain and the Azores in the south. There are no records of Talitrus along the south coast of Spain.
Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (2019) Talitrus saltator (Montagu 1808), a species complex (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitroidea, Talitridae). Zootaxa, 4664(4), 451–480.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.1
[details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103220 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Talitrus littoralis Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]
original description (of Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838
page(s): 94 Tab IV, Fig 3 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838
page(s): 94 Tab IV, Fig 3 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J. C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 44(2): 121-151. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (2019). <em>Talitrus</em> <em>saltator</em> (Montagu, 1808), a species complex (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitroidea, Talitridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4664(4): 451-480., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.1
note: Redescription of species, designation of neotype. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J. C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 44(2): 121-151. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (2019). <em>Talitrus</em> <em>saltator</em> (Montagu, 1808), a species complex (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitroidea, Talitridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4664(4): 451-480., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.1
note: Redescription of species, designation of neotype. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution This species is widely distributed along European coasts, from Norway and the Baltic Sea in theNorth, around British and Irish coasts, the coast of France and northern Spain and the Azores in the south. There are no records of Talitrus along the south coast of Spain.
Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (2019) Talitrus saltator (Montagu 1808), a species complex (Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Talitroidea, Talitridae). Zootaxa, 4664(4), 451–480.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.1
[details]
Type designation Neotype, male, 17 mm, NHMUK 2018.1539 [details]
Type locality Beach on small spit near top of Ringabella Bay, Ireland (51°46.259’N 8°19.192’E) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | karkaleci i rërës | [details] |
| Danish | Lys sandhopper | [details] |
| Dutch | strandvlo | [details] |
| English | sand hopper | [details] |
| French | talîtrepuce des sablespuce de mer | [details] |
| German | Strandfloh | [details] |
| Polish | zmieraczek plażowy | [details] |
BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To BHL (original description) (from synonym Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (122 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Talitrus saltator)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Talitrus locusta (Pallas, 1776))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (16 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To BHL (original description) (from synonym Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (122 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Talitrus saltator)
To GenBank (128 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Talitrus locusta (Pallas, 1776))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (16 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
