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Common Shore Crab

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Carcinus maenas
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, Croatia Species List, Denmark Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Guernsey Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Maldives Species List, Morocco Species List, Norway Species List, Portugal Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia EU, Balearic Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Red Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Sea of Marmara Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AF, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, Adriatic Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Carcinus maenas
Recognized by Global Invasive Species Database, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, and Queirós et al 2013
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Ecomare, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, and OBIS environmental data records
Cancer maenas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Carcinus maenas
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Carcinus maenas
Recognized by Flickr Group and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology and NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Cancer granarius Herbst 1783
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cancer granulatus Say 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cancer maenas Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cancer viridis Herbst 1783
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Carcinus granulatus (Say 1817)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cancer granarius Herbst 1783
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer granulatus Say 1817
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer maenas Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer pygmeus Fabricius 1787
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu 1804
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer viridis Herbst 1783
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Megalopa montagui Leach 1817
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Portunus carcinoides Kinahan 1857
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cancer granarius Herbst 1783
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer granarius Herbst 1783
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cancer granulatus Say 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer granulatus Say 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cancer maenas
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Cancer maenas Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer maenas Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cancer pygmeus Fabricius 1787
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer pygmeus Fabricius 1787
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu 1804
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer rhomboidalis Montagu 1804
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cancer viridis Herbst 1783
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Cancer viridis Herbst 1783
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Carcinides maenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Carcinus granulatus (Say 1817)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Carcinus granulatus (Say 1817)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Carcinus moenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Carcinus moenas (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megalopa montagui Leach 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megalopa montagui Leach 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Megalops montaguii Leach 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Portunus carcinoides Kinahan 1857
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Portunus carcinoides Kinahan 1857
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common shore crab preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
green crab
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)
European green crab
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020
European shore-crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
North Atlantic shore crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
common shore crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
green shore crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
harbour crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
shore crab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Europese kuskrap preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

cámbaru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Karramarro berde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Krank glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

普通濱蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Strandkrabbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
almindelig strandkrabbe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
strandkrabbe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Strandkrab preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
gewone krab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewone strandkrab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
landkrab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
strandkrab
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Estonian

Tavaline rannakrabi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Fjørukrabbi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

rantataskurapu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

French

crabe enragé preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
crabe vert
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Cangrexo común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gemeine Strandkrabbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

parti tarisznyarák preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Bogkrabbi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

portán glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ヨーロッパミドリガニ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Жашыл краб preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Strunkraab preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Strandkrabbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
strandkrabbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

خرچنگ سبز preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Picard

Crape preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Raczyniec jadalny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

cangrejo de mar común preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
cangrejo verde europeo
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Strandkrabba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
strandkrabba
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Трав'яний краб прибережний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cua xanh châu Âu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

كارسينوس ميناس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Stêenkrabbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Brachyura Latreille 1802
Eubrachyura Saint Laurent 1980
Heterotremata Guinot 1977
Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
Carcinidae MacLeay 1838
Carcinus Leach 1814
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Brachyura
Eubrachyura Saint Laurent 1980
Heterotremata Guinot 1977
Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
Carcinidae MacLeay 1838
Carcininae MacLeay 1838
Carcinus Leach 1814
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Brachyura Latreille 1802
Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent 1980
Heterotremata Guinot 1977
Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
Carcinidae MacLeay 1838
Carcininae MacLeay 1838
Carcinus Leach 1814
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847
Carcinus minor (Rathbun 1926)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Portunoidea
Carcinidae
Carcinus
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847
Carcinus agnoensis Beschin 2005
Carcinus maenus Linnaeus 1767
Carcinus minor Rathbun 1926

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Carcinidae
Carcinus Leach 1814
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847
Carcinus agnoensis Beschin 2005
Carcinus loerentheyi Müller 1974
Carcinus maenus Linnaeus 1767
Carcinus minor Rathbun 1926

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea Brünnich 1772
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca Grobben 1892
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Brachyura Latreille 1802
Portunoidea Rafinesque 1815
Portunidae Rafinesque 1815
Carcinus Leach 1814
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus mediterraneus Czerniavsky 1884

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Brachyura
Eubrachyura
Heterotremata
Portunoidea
Carcinidae
Carcinus
Carcinus maenas (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii
unclassified Carcinus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Brachyura
Cancroidea
Cancridae
Cancer
Cancer maenas (this page)
Cancer acantha
Cancer admete
Cancer adspersus
Cancer afata
Cancer amoenus
Cancer amphitrite
Cancer anatum
Cancer apancora
Cancer arctica
Cancer armiger
Cancer aurantia
Cancer auritus
Cancer ballantei
Cancer bamfficus
Cancer barbata
Cancer bilobus
Cancer bimaculatus
Cancer bipes
Cancer boreas
Cancer branneri
Cancer brevis
Cancer brewerii
Cancer calculosa
Cancer callianassa
Cancer calypso
Cancer cancella
Cancer cancellus
Cancer caninus
Cancer captivus
Cancer carnifex
Cancer cedonulli
Cancer ceratophthalmus
Cancer cerratonis
Cancer cervicornis
Cancer chelatus
Cancer clymene
Cancer contrarius
Cancer corallinus
Cancer cordatus
Cancer cornudo
Cancer coryphe
Cancer cruciata
Cancer crucifer
Cancer cupulifer
Cancer cymodoce
Cancer dama
Cancer decorus
Cancer defensor
Cancer dodone
Cancer dormitator
Cancer echinatus
Cancer electra
Cancer emarginatus
Cancer epheliticus
Cancer eques
Cancer eudora
Cancer eurynome
Cancer excavatus
Cancer excisus
Cancer exsculptus
Cancer facchino
Cancer fascicularis
Cancer femoralis
Cancer flammea
Cancer flexuosus
Cancer fluviatilis
Cancer forceps
Cancer francisci
Cancer frascone
Cancer furcatus
Cancer gallus
Cancer gammarellus
Cancer geographicus
Cancer gibesinus
Cancer glaberrima
Cancer gladiator
Cancer globosus
Cancer granulata
Cancer grapsus
Cancer hepatica
Cancer heros
Cancer hippeus
Cancer hirtellus
Cancer hirticornis
Cancer hispida
Cancer hispidus
Cancer horridus
Cancer hydrodroma
Cancer hydrophilus
Cancer hystrix
Cancer imamurae
Cancer impressus
Cancer incisocrenatus
Cancer inconspectus
Cancer jumpibus
Cancer lancifer
Cancer lapideus
Cancer limbatus
Cancer listellus
Cancer litterata
213 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Brachyura
Portunoidea
Portunidae
Carcinus
Carcinus maenas (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Carcinidae
Carcinus
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Carcinus aestuarii Nardo 1847
Carcinus minor (Rathbun 1926)
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