Animalia > Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Decapoda > Inachidae > Inachus > Inachus dorsettensisInachus dorsettensis (scorpion spider crab)Synonyms: Cancer dodecos; Cancer dorsettensis; Cancer scorpio; Inachus scorpio Inachus dorsettensis, commonly known as the scorpion spider crab, is a species of crab generally found on loose substrates (stony bottoms to mud) from 6 metres (20 ft) depth down to about 100 m (330 ft). It is found along the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to South Africa, and also in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ascrib, Isay and Dunvegan |
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6388 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion |
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236876 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Chesil and the Fleet |
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4032 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Clogwyni Pen Llyn/ Seacliffs of Lleyn |
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2591 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Lorn |
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51830 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Flamborough Head |
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15597 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Great Orme`s Head/ Pen y Gogarth |
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748 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Isle of May |
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882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Loch Creran |
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3030 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Laxford |
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3018 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Maree Complex |
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38882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs |
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5883 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Margate and Long Sands |
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160406 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morvern Woods |
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4763 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Plymouth Sound and Estuaries |
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15820 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sanday |
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27112 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Shell Flat and Lune Deep |
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26107 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sound of Arisaig (Loch Ailort to Loch Ceann Traigh) |
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11260 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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St David`s / Ty Ddewi |
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2312 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Stora Middelgrund och Röde bank |
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28195 |
Sweden |
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Sullom Voe |
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6668 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Tayvallich Juniper and Coast |
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2999 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The Lizard |
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8048 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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