Genus Albunea Weber, 1795
- Albunea Weber, F. 1795. Nomenclator entomologicus secundum entomologian systematicam ill. Fabricii, adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. Chiloni et Hamburgi : C.E. Bohn viii 171 pp. [94] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Cancer symmysta Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Holthuis, L.B. 1956. Proposed suppression under the plenary powers (a) of certain names given by C.S. Rafinesque to genera and species of the orders Decapoda and Stomatopoda (Class Crustacea) and (b) of certain specific names currently regarded as senior subjective synonyms of the names of the type species of the genera "Homola" and "Lissa", both of Leach, 1815, belonging to the foregoing class. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 12: 227-239. - Albunea Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [372, 397] [junior homonym of Albunea Weber, 1795].
Type species:
Cancer symmista Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Les Crustacés. Livraison 33. 278 pp., Atlas, pls 1-80 in Cuvier, G. (ed.). Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux, et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Paris : Déterville 278 pp., Atlas, pls 1-80. [published in parts from 1836 to 1844; this work bears the words 'edition accompagnée de planches gravées représentant les types de tous les genres'] [pl. 42 fig. 3] (= Albunea symnista (Linnaeus, 1758)).
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
ALBUNEIDAE: Albunea steinitzi Holthuis, 1958 — Boyko, C.B. & Harvey, A.W. 1999. Crustacea Decapoda: Albuneidae and Hippidae of the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. pp. 379-406 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 180: 1-588 [391] (these authors were unable to identify this species from Australia despite looking at all available material. The earlier record of <2458> is to be referred to a new species)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Southern Province (8)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 22-Dec-2016 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1803 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED |