Genus Pagurus Fabricius, 1775
- Pagurus Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [410] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Cancer bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature]. - Eupagurus Brandt, J.F. 1851. Krebse. pp. 79–148 in Middendorff, A.T. Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während … 1843 und 1844: auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und … herausgegeben von … A.T. v. Middendorff. 516 32 pls [105] [invalid name].
Type species:
Cancer bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- ICZN 1957. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the generic name “Pagurus” Fabricius, 1775, with “Cancer bernhardus” Linnaeus, 1758, as types species (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 213-276
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
PAGURIDAE: Pagurus lacertosus (Henderson, 1888) — Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [83] (previous Australian records of this species refer to Pagurixus jerviensis McLaughlin & Haig, 1984)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west central Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 26-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 22-Dec-2016 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1803 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED |