indicate locations where this name has been applied (whether correctly or incorrectly) in the scientific record; blue fiddler crabs surrounded by a dashed circle 
indicate the same but for larger, general regions; a skull and crossbones 
indicates locations where this name has been applied to a fossil; and red circles with an x 
indicate false or mistaken records from the scientific record.
| Citation | Where | Applied to... | Accepted Name | Source of Accepted | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) | text p. 27; plate 11: figure 3 | specimen: Chile | ? | This name has been suppressed by the ICZN. The exact species originally referred to is indeterminable. | |
| Nicolet (1849) | text p. 165 | citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |
| Milne Edwards (1852) | text p. 149 | citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |
| Milne Edwards (1854) | text p. 113 | citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |
| von Martens (1869) | text p. 7, 36 | citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |
| location: Chile | TBD | ||||
| location: Peru | TBD | ||||
| Smith (1870) | text p. 115, 128 | location: Chile | TBD | ||
| citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |||
| citation: Milne Edwards (1852) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | Computed | |||
| Kossmann (1877) | text p. 53 | TBD | |||
| Lockington (1877) | text p. 146, 148-149 | TBD | |||
| Bouvier (1895) | text p. 8 | specimen: Baja California, Mexico | TBD | ||
| ICZN (1971) | text p. 214 | citation: Milne Edwards & Lucas (1843) → Gelasimus macrodactylus | ? | ||