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 Pilumnoidea > Family Pilumnidae > Subfamily Pilumninae > Genus Pilumnus

Pilumnus vespertilio (Fabricius, 1793)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PilumnusLeach, 1816accepted genus name

Species group names

Cancer vespertilio Fabricius, 1793 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: ケブカガニ

Literature

basis of record

Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (1994). Kenyan Mangrove Crabs: Feeding ecology and behavioural ecology of some selected species.

additional source

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

Genbank

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Citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pilumnus vespertilio (Fabricius, 1793). 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:210158

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2022-07-08 by Sammy De Grave

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