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Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937

Neopetrolisthes maculatus SpottedPorcelainCrab DMS

AphiaID

206726 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206726)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937 accepted as Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (type by original designation)

Parent

Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825

Original name

Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937

Direct children (4)

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Species Neopetrolisthes alobatus (Laurie, 1926)
Species Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Species Neopetrolisthes spinatus Osawa & Fujita, 2001
Species Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Miyake, 1937 accepted as Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Miyake, S. (1937). A new crab-shaped anomuran living commensally with a gigantic sea-anemone (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai gen. et sp. nov.). <em>Zoological Magazine, Tokyo.</em> 49: 34-36. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206726 on 2026-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

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Martinez, Olga

2010-08-02 11:33:16Z

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Osawa, Masayuki

2019-06-25 13:27:26Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2023-02-27 16:32:47Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2025-11-24 08:15:53Z

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De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Miyake, S. (1937). A new crab-shaped anomuran living commensally with a gigantic sea-anemone (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai gen. et sp. nov.). <em>Zoological Magazine, Tokyo.</em> 49: 34-36. [details] Available for editors

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