Genus Australoplax Barnes, 1966
- Australoplax Barnes, R.S.K. 1966. The status of the genus Euplax H.M. Edw., 1852; and a new genus Australoplax, of the subfamily Macrophthalminae Dana, 1851 (Brachyura: Ocypodidae). The Australian Zoologist 13(4): 370-376 pl. 24 [371] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Cleistostoma tridentatum A. Milne Edwards, 1873 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Probably endemic genus, questionable record from Samoa.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Barnes, R.S.K. 1967. The Macrophthalminae of Australasia; with a review of the evolution and morphological diversity of the type genus Macrophthalmus (Crustacea: Brachyura). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 31(2): 195-262 figs 1-16 pls 1-4 [241]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Oct-2011 | 03-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |