WoRMS taxon details
Caphyra alata Richters, 1880
208775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208775)
accepted
Species
Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Richters, F. (1880). Decapoda. In: Möbius, K. (ed.), Beiträge zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen bearbeitet von K. Möbius, F. Richters und E. von Martens nach Sammlungen, angelegt auf einer Reise nach Mauritius von K. Möbius. Gutmann, Berlin, pp. 139-178, pls. 15-18. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.49512 [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Caphyra alata Richters, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208775 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Richters, F. (1880). Decapoda. In: Möbius, K. (ed.), Beiträge zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen bearbeitet von K. Möbius, F. Richters und E. von Martens nach Sammlungen, angelegt auf einer Reise nach Mauritius von K. Möbius. Gutmann, Berlin, pp. 139-178, pls. 15-18. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.49512 [details]
original description (of Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968) Stephenson, W.; Rees, M. (1968). The Endeavour and other Australian Museum collections of portunid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 27(13): 285-198, Pl. 43., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.27.1968.447 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968) Stephenson, W.; Rees, M. (1968). The Endeavour and other Australian Museum collections of portunid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 27(13): 285-198, Pl. 43., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.27.1968.447 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Crosnier, A. (1975). Sur les Caphyra (Crustacea Decapoda Portunidae) de l'ocean Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. <em>Bull. Mus natn. Hist. Nat, Paris.</em> 304: 742-764., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.279703 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
