WoRMS taxon details
Pisa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775)
1726055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1726055)
accepted
Species
Cancer chiragra Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer cruentatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (suppressed under ICZN Opinion 522)
Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer chiragra Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Pisa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1726055 on 2026-07-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer chiragra Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details] 
original description (of Cancer cruentatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cancer cruentatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | red masked crab [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Rote Seespinne [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (91 publications) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lissa chiragra) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cancer chiragra Fabricius, 1775)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To PESI (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lissa chiragra) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cancer chiragra Fabricius, 1775)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To PESI (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records) (from synonym Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775))