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Elamena H. Milne Edwards, 1837

AphiaID

204005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204005)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Hymenosoma mathoei Desmarest, 1823 accepted as Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Hymenosomatinae MacLeay, 1838

Original name

Elamena H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Synonymised names

Elamene H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Inachus (Elamene) H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (superseded status)

Direct children (35)

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Species Elamena abrolhensis Gordon, 1940
Species Elamena castanea Naruse, Mendoza & Ng, 2008
Species Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Species Elamena cristatipes Gravely, 1927
Species Elamena globosa Chuang & Ng, 1991
Species Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903
Species Elamena longidactylis Yang & Sun, 1998
Species Elamena longirostris Filhol, 1885
Species Elamena magnum Ng & Chuang, 1996
Species Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823)
Species Elamena mendosa Chuang & Ng, 1991
Species Elamena momona Melrose, 1975
Species Elamena nara Rahayu & Nugroho, 2019
Species Elamena panglao Naruse, Mendoza & Ng, 2008
Species Elamena producta Kirk, 1878
Species Elamena rostrata Ng, Chen & Fang, 1999
Species Elamena samalensis Husana, Kase & Mendoza, 2013
Species Elamena similis Rahayu & Nugroho, 2019
Species Elamena simplidenta Ng & Chuang, 1996
Species Elamena sindensis Alcock, 1900
Species Elamena sira Rahayu & Nugroho, 2019
Species Elamena soonthronkitti Kulabtong, Kunlapapuk & Sottiyothin, 2013
Species Elamena sundaica Ng & Chuang, 1996
Species Elamena truncata (Stimpson, 1858)
Species Elamena umerata Lucas, 1981
Species Elamena vesca Ng & Richer de Forges, 1996
Species Elamena xavieri Kemp, 1917
Subgenus Elamena (Trigonoplax) H. Milne Edwards, 1854 accepted as Trigonoplax H. Milne Edwards, 1854 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Elamena (Trigonoplax) cimex Kemp, 1915 accepted as Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Elamena (Trigonoplax) gordonae Monod, 1956 accepted as Teramnonotus gordonae (Monod, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Elamena gordonae Monod, 1956 accepted as Teramnonotus gordonae (Monod, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Elamena Kirki Filhol, 1885 accepted as Elamena producta Kirk, 1878 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Elamena mathaei (Desmarest, 1823) accepted as Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Elamena mexicana H. Milne Edwards, 1854 accepted as Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Elamena quoyi (H. Milne Edwards, 1854) accepted as Halicarcinus quoyi (H. Milne Edwards, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Elamena H. Milne Edwards, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204005 on 2026-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-09-11 16:01:23Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-18 10:34:52Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2016-06-02 06:28:22Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2022-05-24 11:24:31Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2022-12-25 00:34:50Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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Nomenclature

original description Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]

basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]