Pagurus politus

Pagurus politus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paguroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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°03′48″N 70°45′54″W / 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
  • Pagurus politus (Smith, 1882) Rathbun, 1905: 16; — Lemaitre, 2023: 7–12, figs. 1–4A–B.
  • Pagurus bouvieri (Faxon, 1895) Williams et al., 1989: 31.

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 Open access. Reference page. 
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