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Parathranites Miers, 1886

AphiaID

204260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204260)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Lupocyclus (Parathranites) orientalis Miers, 1886 accepted as Parathranites orientalis (Miers, 1886) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Polybiidae Paulson, 1875

Original name

Lupocyclus (Parathranites) Miers, 1886

Synonymised names

Lupocyclus (Parathranites) Miers, 1886 · unaccepted

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Species Parathranites granosus Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites hexagonus Rathbun, 1906
Species Parathranites intermedius Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites orientalis (Miers, 1886)
Species Parathranites parahexagonus Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites ponens Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites tuberogranosus Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites tuberosus Crosnier, 2002
Species Parathranites latibrachium Rathbun, 1906 accepted as Xiphonectes latibrachium (Rathbun, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parathranites parahexagonum Crosnier, 2002 accepted as Parathranites parahexagonus Crosnier, 2002 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Lupocyclus (Parathranites) Miers, 1886) Miers, E.J. (1886). Report on the Brachyura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. XVII(XLIX): l [= 50] + 362 pp., pls. I-XXIX., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11615 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Parathranites Miers, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204260 on 2026-03-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-04-16 06:07:12Z

created

Onyango, Eunice

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-05 08:26:45Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2020-05-03 07:23:18Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-05-07 11:34:31Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2023-03-01 22:24:58Z

changed

Ahyong, Shane

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Nomenclature

original description (of Lupocyclus (Parathranites) Miers, 1886) Miers, E.J. (1886). Report on the Brachyura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. XVII(XLIX): l [= 50] + 362 pp., pls. I-XXIX., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11615 [details]

basis of record Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. Faune de Madagascar. 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [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]