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Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)

Robert K. Whitton Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Comets Hole [Australia]

Robert K. Whitton Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Comets Hole [Australia]

Robert K. Whitton Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Comets Hole [Australia]
Linnæus 1758 described pelagicus on page 626 in the 1758 book, "Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis", originally placing the species in the genus Cancer Linnæus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:

• Page 626 In Linnæus, Carolus. 1758 Book Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis i-ii, 1-824 as Cancer pelagicus
• Page 194 In Humann, Paul & Ned Deloach. 2010 Book Reef Creature Identification Tropical Pacific 1-497 as Portunus pelagicus

Taxonomy Kingdom Animalia  Phylum Arthropoda   Subphylum Crustacea    Class Malacostraca     Subclass Eumalacostraca      Superorder Eucarida       Order Decapoda        Suborder Reptantia         Infraorder Brachyura          Section[Order] Brachyrhyncha           Superfamily Portunoidea            Family Portunidae             Genus Portunus              Species pelagicus

Locations

Evidence 3 VideoRecordings 6-10m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Comet's Hole	Video Recording	11/29/2006	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	6m	6m
Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Comet's Hole	Video Recording	11/29/2006	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	10m	10m
Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758)	Comet's Hole	Video Recording	11/29/2006	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	10m	10m

Names linked to the original usage
Cancer pelagicus Linnæus, 1758 Species
Portunus pelagicus (Linnæus, 1758) Species