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Megalophthalmus fabricianus Leach, 1830

120068  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120068)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Peracarida (Superorder)
  9. Mysida (Order)
  10. Mysidae (Family)
  11. Mysinae (Subfamily)
  12. Megalophthalmus (Genus)
  13. Megalophthalmus fabricianus (Species)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Leach, W.E. (1830). On the genus Megalophthalmus, a new and very interesting genus, completely proving the theory of Jules-Caesar Savigny to be correct. <em>Transactions of the Plymouth Institution.</em> Vol. 1: 176-178., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5mAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA176 [details] 
Status Introduced as a junior objective synonym of Cancer pedatus Fabricius, 1780, whose identity even at the ordinal level has...  
Status Introduced as a junior objective synonym of Cancer pedatus Fabricius, 1780, whose identity even at the ordinal level has been questioned and remains unclear. Both suggested to be suppressed by the Plenary Powers. [details]
Mees, J.; Meland, K. (Eds) (2012 onwards). World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Megalophthalmus fabricianus Leach, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=120068 on 2024-11-20
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2024-07-18 01:58:57Z
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Väinölä, Risto
2024-07-22 11:12:55Z
changed
Väinölä, Risto

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original description Leach, W.E. (1830). On the genus Megalophthalmus, a new and very interesting genus, completely proving the theory of Jules-Caesar Savigny to be correct. <em>Transactions of the Plymouth Institution.</em> Vol. 1: 176-178., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5mAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA176 [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

status source Holmquist, C. (1958). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to validate neotype for the nominal species Cancer oculatus Fabricius (O.), 1780, to designate the species so named to be the type speciesof the genus Mysis Latreille [1802-1803] and matters incidential thereto. -. <em>Bull. zool. Nom., 16: 51-61.</em> [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
From editor or global species database
Status Introduced as a junior objective synonym of Cancer pedatus Fabricius, 1780, whose identity even at the ordinal level has been questioned and remains unclear. Both suggested to be suppressed by the Plenary Powers. [details]
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