Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Eucarida > Order Decapoda > Suborder Pleocyemata > Infraorder Brachyura > Section Eubrachyura > Subsection Heterotremata > Superfamily Eriphioidea > Family Menippidae

Sphaerozius Stimpson, 1858

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: スベスベオウギガニ属

Literature

original description	Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quæ in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars IV. Crustacea Cancroidea et Corystoidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 10: 31-40 [29-37 in separate].
basis of record	Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292
additional source	Crosnier, A. (1984). Addendum: Familles des Carpiliidae et des Menippidae. Crustaces Decapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. ORSTOM.

Genbank

Citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Sphaerozius Stimpson, 1858. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106935