American talon crab
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
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
- Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Name authority
- A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Common name
- American talon crab
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Plagusiidae
- Genus
- Euchirograpsus
- 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 zoologyThoracotremata Guinot, 1977
- superfamilyGrapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
- familyPlagusiidae Dana, 1851
- genusEuchirograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853
- speciesEuchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euchirograpsus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euchirograpsus guinotae Ng & Martin, 2010 | PlagusiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Euchirograpsus liguricus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 | PlagusiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Euchirograpsus pacificus Türkay, 1975 | PlagusiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Euchirograpsus timorensis Türkay, 1975 | PlagusiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Milne-Edwards, A. (1880). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea,1877, ’78, ’79, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N. commanding VIII. Études préliminaires sur les Crustacés. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 8. 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:3BSW3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.