Pagurus politus

Pagurus politus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paguroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Anomura Superfamilia: Paguroidea

Familia: Paguridae
Genus: Pagurus
Species: Pagurus politus

Name

Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882)

Original combination: Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882

Type locality: Northwestern Atlantic, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USFC Fish Hawk, sta 922, 40.063333°N 70.765000°W / 40.063333; -70.765000. Depth 130 m.

Lectotype: USNM 21452 Designated by Lemaitre (2023).

Paralectotype: USNM 4929 Designated by Lemaitre (2023).

Synonymy

• Eupagurus politus Smith, 1882
• Eupagurus smithi A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893
  • Junior homonym of Eupagurus smithi Benedict, 1892 replaced by Eupagurus bouvieri Faxon, 1895.
  • Type locality: Sand Key, Florida, Gulf of Mexico.
  • Paratype: MCZ 4005.
• Eupagurus bouvieri Faxon, 1895
  • Synonymised by Lemaitre (2023: 9).
• Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882) Rathbun, 1905: 16; — Lemaitre, 2023: 7–12, figs. 1–4A–B.
• Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895) Williams et al., 1989: 31.
  • Synonymised by Lemaitre (2023: 9).

References

• Lemaitre, R. 2023. The taxonomic status of Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895), an obscure name, and redescription of Pagurus smithi (Benedict, 1892), a poorly known species (Decapoda: Paguridae). Nauplius. 31: e2023011. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2023011 . Reference page. 

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