WoRMS name details

Cancer (Gammarus) Fabricius, 1775

872834  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:872834)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Cancroidea (Superfamily)
  15. Cancridae (Family)
  16. Cancrinae (Subfamily)
  17. Cancer (Genus)
  18. Cancer (Gammarus) (Subgenus)
 unaccepted (status change)
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  1. Species Cancer (Gammarus) falcatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Podocerus falcatus (Montagu, 1808)
  2. Species Cancer (Gammarus) galba Montagu, 1813 accepted as Hyperia galba (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Cancer (Gammarus) grossimanus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Cancer (Gammarus) littoreus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Orchestia littorea (Montagu, 1808) (not a Decapod)
  5. Species Cancer (Gammarus) monoculoides Montagu, 1813 accepted as Montagua monoculoides (Montagu, 1813)
  6. Species Cancer (Gammarus) obtusatus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination, incorrectly written as Cancer Gammarus obtusatus)
  7. Species Cancer (Gammarus) pedatus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Proto pedata Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Cancer (Gammarus) rubricatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Ampithoe rubricata (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Cancer (Gammarus) saltator Montagu, 1808 accepted as Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Cancer (Gammarus) spinosus Montagu, 1813 accepted as Dexamine spinosa (Montagu, 1813) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Cancer (Gammarus) talpa Montagu, 1808 accepted as Apseudes talpa (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838
page(s): 91 [details] OpenAccess publication
Nomenclature ICZN Opinion 712 treats Cancer Hippa septemdentatus Montagu, 1813 as "Hippa" being a subgenus, e.g.: Atelecyclus [Leach,...  
Nomenclature ICZN Opinion 712 treats Cancer Hippa septemdentatus Montagu, 1813 as "Hippa" being a subgenus, e.g.: Atelecyclus [Leach, 1814] (gender: masculine), type-species, by monotypy, Cancer (Hippa) septemdentatus Montagu, 1813 (Name No. 1608);

Thus there is a clear precedent interpretation that "Gammarus" should also be treated as a subgenus. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Cancer (Gammarus) Fabricius, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872834 on 2025-05-15
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2016-04-05 13:25:26Z
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Vanhoorne, Bart
2016-04-07 19:28:11Z
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Davie, Peter
2016-10-25 11:39:06Z
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Davie, Peter
2019-06-20 08:51:43Z
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De Grave, Sammy
2019-09-13 10:49:18Z
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De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838
page(s): 91 [details] OpenAccess publication

From editor or global species database
Nomenclature ICZN Opinion 712 treats Cancer Hippa septemdentatus Montagu, 1813 as "Hippa" being a subgenus, e.g.: Atelecyclus [Leach, 1814] (gender: masculine), type-species, by monotypy, Cancer (Hippa) septemdentatus Montagu, 1813 (Name No. 1608);

Thus there is a clear precedent interpretation that "Gammarus" should also be treated as a subgenus. [details]