Marine Species Traits - Epixanthus Heller, 1861

Traits taxon details

Epixanthus Heller, 1861

AphiaID

206585 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206585)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Epixanthus Kotschii Heller, 1861 accepted as Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Oziidae Dana, 1851

Original name

Epixanthus Heller, 1861

Direct children (10)

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Species Epixanthus corrosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Species Epixanthus dentatus (White, 1848)
Species Epixanthus dispar (Dana, 1852)
Species Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Species Epixanthus hellerii A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
Species Epixanthus subcorrosus De Man, 1891
Species Epixanthus tenuidactylos (Lockington, 1877)
Species Epixanthus dilatatus De Man, 1879 accepted as Epixanthus dentatus (White, 1848) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Epixanthus Kotschii Heller, 1861 accepted as Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Epixanthus rugosus Kossmann, 1877 accepted as Epixanthus corrosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Heller, C. (1861). Beiträge zur Crustaceen-Fauna des rothes Meers. Erster Theil. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 43(1): 297–374; Pls I–IV. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Epixanthus Heller, 1861. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206585 on 2026-10-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Epixanthus Heller, 1861. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206585 on 2026-10-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-06-07 07:51:36Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1997-11-11 08:55:45Z

changed

Fondo, Esther

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-18 10:34:52Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2020-08-12 09:26:39Z

changed

Ahyong, Shane

2021-10-06 11:35:14Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2025-11-13 13:50:38Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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original description Heller, C. (1861). Beiträge zur Crustaceen-Fauna des rothes Meers. Erster Theil. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 43(1): 297–374; Pls I–IV. [details]

basis of record Galil, B.S.; Vannini, M. (1990`). Research on the coast of Somalia. Xanthidae, Trapeziidae, Carpiliidae, Menippidae (Crustacea Brachyura). Tropical Zoology. 3(1): 21–56. [details] Available for editors

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

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epixanthus)
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