Species Leptograpsodes octodentatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Burrowing Shore Crab
- Cyclograpsus octodentatus Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [80].
Type data:
Neotype TMAG G1033, King Island, Bass Strait.Subsequent designation references:
Guinot, D., Ng, N.K. & Rodríguez Moreno, P.A. 2018. Review of grapsoid families for the establishment of a new family for Leptograpsodes Montgomery, 1931, and a new genus of Gecarcinidae H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838). Zoosystema 40(26): 547-604 [556, Figs 1-3]. - Grapsus inornatus Hess, W. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 31: 127-173 pls 6-7 [148 pl. 6 fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype ZMG 964 ♀ (now deposited in SMF), Sydney, NSW. - Leptograpsodes webhaysi Montgomery, S.K. 1931. Report on the Crustacea Brachyura of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Abrolhos Islands under the leadership of Professor W.J. Dakin, in 1913; along with other crabs from Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 37: 405-465 1 text-fig. pls 24-30 [452].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♀ (probable depository institution), Abrolhos Island, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Griffin, D.J.G. 1969. Notes on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Tasmanian Grapsid and Ocypodid crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura). Records of the Australian Museum 27: 323-347 [325]
Generic Combinations
- Leptograpsodes octodentatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837). —
George, R.W. 1962. The burrowing shore crab of South Australia. Australian Natural History 14(3): 71-74 [71] (new combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, supratidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On boulder beaches and rocky platforms exposed to moderate surf and in sheltered bays, above high tide level, under stones or in crevices scavenge on rotten vegetation and animal debris.
General References
George, R.W. 1962. The burrowing shore crab of South Australia. Australian Natural History 14(3): 71-74 (biology and photo)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 04-Aug-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |