Aurivillius, C.W.S. (1898). Krustaceen aus dem Kamerun-Gebiete. <em>Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 24: 1-31, pls. 1-4.[details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246259 on 2026-08-08
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246259 on 2026-08-08
original descriptionAurivillius, C.W.S. (1898). Krustaceen aus dem Kamerun-Gebiete. <em>Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 24: 1-31, pls. 1-4.[details]
basis of recordMcLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107.[details] Available for editors
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