MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Polybius (Necora) Holthuis, 1987

WoRMS name details

Polybius (Necora) Holthuis, 1987

Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

150631 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150631)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superceded status)

Accepted name

Necora Holthuis, 1987

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by original designation)

Parent

Polybius Leach, 1820

Original name

Necora Holthuis, 1987

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Species Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polybius corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Polybius (Necora) puber (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Necora Holthuis, 1987) Holthuis, L.B. (1987). Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767. Zoologische Mededelingen. 61(1): 1-14. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Polybius (Necora) Holthuis, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150631 on 2025-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-05 07:39:03Z

created

Claus, Simon

2006-06-21 16:22:06Z

checked

Türkay, Michael

2022-12-28 15:13:44Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2023-03-02 03:20:44Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Necora Holthuis, 1987) Holthuis, L.B. (1987). Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767. Zoologische Mededelingen. 61(1): 1-14. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)

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