Species Alox rugosum (Stimpson, 1858)

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• Oreophorus rugosus Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Oxystomata: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars VI. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 159-163 (57-61) [161].

  Type data:

   Neotype NSMT Cr.9660 ♀, Oshima Passage, Amsmi-oshimu Is., Japan.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Tan, C.G.S. & Ng, P.K.L. 1995. A revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Oreophorus Rüppell, 1830 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae). pp. 101-189 in Richer de Forges, B. (ed.). Les fonds meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Études et Théses. Paris : ORSTOM Vol. 2 pp. 1-205.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, sublittoral.

General References

Haswell, W.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Australian Stalk- and Sessile-eyed Crustacea. Addenda et corrigenda. Sydney : Australian Museum xxiv 324 pp., 4 pls. [130] (Australian record)

Ortmann, A.E. 1894. Crustaceen. In, Semon, R. Zoologische Forshungreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8(1): 1-80 pls 1-3 [35] (Australian record)

Tan, C.G.S. & Ng, P.K.L. 1995. A revision of the Indo-Pacific genus Oreophorus Rüppell, 1830 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae). pp. 101-189 in Richer de Forges, B. (ed.). Les fonds meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Études et Théses. Paris : ORSTOM Vol. 2 pp. 1-205. (Tan & Ng believe that Australian records of this species are unconfirmed)

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