WoRMS name details

Varuna atlantica Melliss, 1875

451798  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:451798)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Thoracotremata (Subsection)
  14. Grapsoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Varunidae (Family)
  16. Varuninae (Subfamily)
  17. Varuna (Genus)
  18. Varuna atlantica (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Melliss, J.C. (1875). St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island, including its Geology, Fauna, Flora, and Meteorology. The Botanical Plates From Original Drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss. L. Reeve & Co., London, xiv + 426 pp., 56 pls. , available online at http://www.bweaver.nom.sh/j_melliss/jmelliss-pt3.htm [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Varuna atlantica Melliss, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=451798 on 2025-06-22
Date
action
by
2010-02-10 15:10:57Z
created
Davie, Peter
2020-09-30 09:18:12Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2024-05-23 10:19:41Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Melliss, J.C. (1875). St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island, including its Geology, Fauna, Flora, and Meteorology. The Botanical Plates From Original Drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss. L. Reeve & Co., London, xiv + 426 pp., 56 pls. , available online at http://www.bweaver.nom.sh/j_melliss/jmelliss-pt3.htm [details] 


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