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porcellanus

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Austruca annulipes
Original Usage
Gelasimus porcellanus
Original Source with Priority
Adams, A., and A. White (1848) Crustacea. Pp. 1–66 in The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. "Samarang"; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846, A. Adams, ed., Volume 8. London: Reeve, Benham, & Reeve.
Derivation
Named for the porcellain color.

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Notes/Comments

Gelasimus porcellanus Adams & White, 1848, is a junior synonym of Austruca annulipes (Milne Edwards, 1837).

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