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WoRMS taxon details

Pyromaia propinqua Chace, 1940

AphiaID

441992 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:441992)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pyromaia Stimpson, 1871

Original name

Pyromaia propinqua Chace, 1940

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Chace, F.A.Jr. (1940). Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The brachyuran crabs. <em>Torreia.</em> 4: 3–67. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Pyromaia propinqua Chace, 1940. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=441992 on 2026-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-17 14:15:58Z

created

Davie, Peter

2022-03-20 07:21:48Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Chace, F.A.Jr. (1940). Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The brachyuran crabs. <em>Torreia.</em> 4: 3–67. [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (CoRMS) Lemaitre, R., N. Campos y A. Bermúdez 2001. A new species of Pyromaia from the Caribbean sea, with a redescription of P. propinqua Chace, 1940 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Inachoididae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 21(3):760-773. [details] Available for editors

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