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Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Ocypodidae
genus
Ocypode
species
Ocypode ceratophthalmus

Name

Synonyms
Cancer arenarius Toreen, 1765
Cancer caninus Herbst, 1782
Cancer ceratophthalmus Pallas, 1772
Cancer francisci Curtiss, 1938
Ocipode spec Guérin, 1829
Ocipode urvillei Guérin, 1829
Ocypoda brevicornis var. longicornuta Dana, 1852
Ocypoda ceratophthalma (Pallas, 1772)
Ocypoda macleayana Hess, 1865
Ocypoda spec Hess, 1865
Ocypode brevicornis longicornuta
Ocypode brevicornis var. longicornuta Dana, 1852
Ocypode longicornuta Dana, 1852
Ocypode spec Guérin, 1829
Ocypode urvillii Guérin, 1829
Homonyms
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
Common names
'ohiki in language.
Gehörnte Reiterkrabbe in German
Indo-Pacific ghost crab in English
Indopazifische Reiterkrabbe in German
horn-eyed ghost crab in English
horned ghost crab in English
horned ghost crab in English
ツノメガニ in Japanese
horned ghost crab in English
Gehörnte Reiterkrabbe in German
Indo-Pacific ghost crab in English
Indopazifische Reiterkrabbe in German
horn-eyed ghost crab in English
ツノメガニ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  2. Serène, R. (1977). Crustacés hippidés et brachyoures des îles Séchelles. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 91: 45-68.
  3. Shih, H.-T.; Ng, P. K. L.; Davie, P. J. F.; Schubart, C. D.; Türkay, M.; Naderloo, R.; Jones, D. S.; Liu, M.-Y. (2016). Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of <em>Uca </em>Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 64: 139-175.
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