MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

NARMS taxon details

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

106876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106876)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cancrinae Latreille, 1802

Original name

Cancer Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (4)

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Species Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861
Species Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859
Species Cancer irroratus Say, 1817
Species Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, fresh

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

NARMS (2025). Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2025-05-24

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Cancer Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=106876 on 2025-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

T�rkay, Michael

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-17 12:52:43Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2020-09-02 19:03:26Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2023-01-19 14:34:17Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Cat�logo de crust�ceos dec�podos y estomat�podos del Per�. Bolet�n Instituto del Mar del Per�. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

basis of record T�rkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, 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, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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