Species Australoplax tridentata (A. Milne Edwards, 1873)
Furry-clawed Crab, Tuxedo Crab
- Cleistostoma tridentatum Milne Edwards, A. 1873. Description de quelques Crustacés nouveaux ou peu connus provenant du Musée de M.C. Godeffroy. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 1(4): 77-88 pls 12, 13 [258].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP No.3666a (type locality probably erroneus, see 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). Australian Zoologist 13(4): 370–376 pl. 24), Upolu, Western Samoa. - Metaplax hirsutimana Grant, F.E. & McCulloch, A.R. 1906. On a collection of Crustacea from the Port Curtis District, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(1): 2-53, text-figs 1-3 pls 1-4 [21 pl. 1 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G5631 3 specimens, mouth of Auckland Creek, Port Curtis, QLD; NMV J220 1 specimen, mouth of Auckland Creek, Port Curtis, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Questionably Samoa.
Australian Endemic.
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, intertidal, mangrove, mud substrate.
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) |