Metacarcinus magister

Metacarcinus magister

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cancroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Cancroidea

Familia: Cancridae
Genus: Metacarcinus
Species: Metacarcinus magister

Name

Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852)

• Type locality: California: San Francisco.

Synonyms

• Cancer magister Dana, 1852: 73 (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, U.S.N., including the Crustacea Cancroidea Corystoidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 73–86. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Californian crab
• 日本語: アメリカイチョウガニ

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