Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881
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
- Ebalia affinis Miers, 1881
- Name authority
- Miers, 1881
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Leucosiidae
- Genus
- Ebalia
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- suborderPleocyemata
- infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
- section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
- subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
- superfamilyLeucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
- familyLeucosiidae Samouelle, 1819
- subfamilyEbaliinae Stimpson, 1871
- genusEbalia Leach, 1817
- speciesEbalia affinis Miers, 1881
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ebalia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ebalia abdominalis Nobili, 1906 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia agglomus Barnard, 1955 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| sculptured clutch crabEbalia cariosa (Stimpson, 1860) | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia clarionensis Rathbun, 1935 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia conifera Ortmann, 1892 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia cryptocnemoides Takeda & Miyake, 1972 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia dentifrons Miers, 1886 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia deshayesi Lucas, 1846 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia discrepans A Costa in Hope, 1851 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia glans (Alcock, 1896) | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia granulata (Rüppell, 1830) | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ebalia granulosa H. Milne Edwards, 1837 | LeucosiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ebalia (Phlyxia) atlantica A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898 A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898 | synonym |
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.
- Miers, E. J. (1881). On a collection of Crustacea made by Baron Hermann-Maltzan at Goree island, Senegambia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 5, 8: 204–220, 259–281, 364–377, pls. 13–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938109487471 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:38C4K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.