Subspecies Actaea peronii peronii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Thorn-legged Crab
- Xantho peronii Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [392].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP B3886S ♀, 'Nouvelle-Hollande'. - Xantho spinosus Hess, W. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 31: 127-173 pls 6-7 [132 pl. 6 fig. 3].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMG (not located when collection transferred to SMF, therefore probably lost), Sydney, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Guinot, D. 1976. Constitution de quelques groupes naturels chez les Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures. I. La super-famille des Bellioidea et trois sous-familles de Xanthoidae (Polydectinae Dana, Trichiinae de Haan, Actaeinae Alcock). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 97: 1-308 figs 1-47 pls 1-19 [230]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Rock pools to depths of 130 m, one record associates it with a bryozoan.
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) |