Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Southern Tanner Crab, Tanner Crab
Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,246 meters (0 to -17,211 feet).Mean = -225.890 meters (-741.109 feet), Standard Deviation = 511.570 based on 6,883 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Decapods
- Family:
Majoidea
()
- Genus:
Chionoecetes
()
- Specific name:
bairdi
- M. J. Rathbun, 1924
- Scientific name: - Chionoecetes bairdi M. J. Rathbun, 1924
- Specific name:
bairdi
- M. J. Rathbun, 1924
- Genus:
Chionoecetes
(
- Family:
Majoidea
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Chionoecetes bairdi M. J. Rathbun, 1924
- Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 02-Feb-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Chionoecetes
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
C. angulatus (Triangle Tanner Crab) · C. bairdi (Southern Tanner Crab) · C. hybrid · C. opilio (Snow Crab) · C. opilio opilio · C. tanneri (Grooved Tanner Crab)
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates (OBIS Canada)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of Alaska Museum of the North Crustacean Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2707491
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-98429
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13814606
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 98429
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153355
