Species Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cancer carnifex Herbst, J.F.W. 1796. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Berlin & Stralsund Vol. 2 Pt 6 pp. 163–226 pls 41–46. [published from 1782–1804] [163 pl. 41 fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB Herbst 2127 ♂, Tranquebar, India.
• Cardisoma obesum Dana, J.D. 1851. Crustacea Grapsoidea, (Cyclometopa, Edwardsii): Conspectus Crustacearum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descriptsit J.D. Dana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5: 247-254 [252].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, (probably lost), Paumotu Archipelago.
• Cardisoma urvillei Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [204].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, MNHP (probable depository institution), Samoa.
• Cancer tahiticus Curtiss, A. 1938. A Short Zoology of Tahiti in the Society Islands. New York : Self-published i-xvi, 193 pp. [170].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Türkay, M. 1974. Die Gecarcinidae Asiens und Ozeaniens (Crustacea: Decapoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica 55(4/6): 223-259 figs 1-19 [224]
• Ng, P.K.L., Eldredge, L.G. & Evenhuis, N.L. 2011. The names of decapod and stomatopod Crustacea from Tahiti, French Polynesia, established by Anthony Curtis in 1938 and 1944. Zootaxa 3099: 43-56 [45 (Table 1), 48]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, crepuscular, folivore, littoral, mangrove, nocturnal, scavenger, semiterrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

In grasses, especially saltwater couch, fringing mangroves.

 

General References

Quinn, N.J., Diele, K. & Meischner, U. 1991. Reproductive behaviour of Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1794) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 31(1): 399

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Jun-2012		04-Jun-2012	MOVED
10-May-2012		10-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)