WoRMS taxon details
Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881)
158377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158377)
accepted
Species
Arctus depressus Smith, 1881 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Arctus depressus Smith, 1881) Smith, S.I. (1881). Preliminary notice on the Crustacea dredged in 64 to 325 fathoms, off the South Coast of New England, by the United States Fish Commission in 1880. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 3: 413-452. [details] 
Type locality contained in Massachusetts
type locality contained in Massachusetts [details]
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Distribution off Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; off Cape Hatteras, N.C., through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
Distribution off Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; off Cape Hatteras, N.C., through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Distribution off Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; off Cape Hatteras, N.C., through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Scyllarus depressus (Smith, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158377 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arctus depressus Smith, 1881) Smith, S.I. (1881). Preliminary notice on the Crustacea dredged in 64 to 325 fathoms, off the South Coast of New England, by the United States Fish Commission in 1880. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 3: 413-452. [details]
original description (of Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960) Holthuis, L.B. (1960). Preliminary descriptions of one new genus, twelve new species and three new subspecies of scyllarid lobsters (Crustacea Decapoda Macrura). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 147-154. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960) Holthuis, L.B. (1960). Preliminary descriptions of one new genus, twelve new species and three new subspecies of scyllarid lobsters (Crustacea Decapoda Macrura). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 147-154. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]Distribution off Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; off Cape Hatteras, N.C., through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. [details]
Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scaled slipper lobster | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Arctus depressus Smith, 1881)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllarus depressus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (31 records) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (57 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 104502) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 35392) (from synonym Arctus depressus Smith, 1881)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Arctus depressus Smith, 1881)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scyllarus depressus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (31 records) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (57 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 104502) (from synonym Scyllarus nearctus Holthuis, 1960)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 35392) (from synonym Arctus depressus Smith, 1881)
To ITIS
