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Cycloachelous orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cycloachelous orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)
Name authority
(Rathbun, 1911)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Portunidae
Genus
Cycloachelous
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderDecapoda
  7. suborderPleocyemata
  8. infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
  9. section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
  10. subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
  11. superfamilyPortunoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  12. familyPortunidae Rafinesque, 1815
  13. subfamilyPortuninae Rafinesque, 1815
  14. genusCycloachelous Ward, 1942
  15. speciesCycloachelous orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cycloachelous. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cycloachelous granulatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)PortunidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cycloachelous octodentatus (Gordon, 1938)PortunidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cycloachelous orbicularis (Richters, 1880)PortunidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cycloachelous suborbicularis (Stephenson, 1975)PortunidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 5 records assigned to Portunidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus Rathbun, 1911 Rathbun, 1911synonym
Neptunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911) (Rathbun, 1911)synonym
Portunus orbitosinus Rathbun, 1911 Rathbun, 1911synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217280 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32TCL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.