Genus Achaeus Leach, 1817
- Achaeus Leach, W.E. 1817. Malacostraca Podophthalma Britanniae; or descriptions of the British species of Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, and of other Malacostraca with pedunculated eyes ... Illustrated with coloured figures of all the species by James Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. W.S. &c. Nos XIII–XVI. London : James Sowerby pls XVI, XVIII, XX, XXII, XXV, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIV. [pl. XXII C] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific and E Atlantic Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. 1970. The Australian Majid Spider Crabs of the Genus Achaeus (Crustacea, Brachyura). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 53(4): 97-119, text-figs 1-15 (review of Australian species)
Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [4] (key to species)
History of changes
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| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |