First georeferenced record of Spinolambrus macrochelos (Herbst, 1790) (Arthropoda, Parthenopidae) from the type locality (Genoa, Italy), with reference to the neotype designation

2026/03/04 by Alice Guzzi, GIOVANNI ROPPO VALENTE, Federico Vignati +1 · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species #Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/bdj.14.e174523

openalex publication_date 2026/03/04 · openalex created_date 2026/03/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Spinolambrus macrochelos (Herbst, 1790) is a Mediterranean parthenopid crab whose original type material has been lost. A male specimen from Genoa (Italy) was designated as neotype by Tan & Low (2014), establishing the species’ type locality. Despite this taxonomic clarification, no georeferenced records from the type locality are currently available in global biodiversity aggregators (GBIF, OBIS). We report a new occurrence of S. macrochelos from the same area as the neotype, providing morphological documentation, georeferenced metadata and openly available occurrence data. This constitutes the first publicly accessible record for the species from its type locality.

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• 🦀 Since 2014, the #crab 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴 has had its type locality in Genoa, Italy, yet no georeferenced records existed in @gbif.org or OBIS. A new occurrence finall [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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