Species Bellidilia laevis (Bell, 1855)
Smooth Pebble Crab
- Philyra laevis Bell, T. 1855. Horae Carcinologicae or Notices of Crustacea. I. A Monograph of the Leucosiidae, with observations on the relations, structure, habits and distribution of the family; a revision of the generic characters; and descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 21: 277-314 pl. 4 [300 pl. 32 fig. 7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Port Adelaide, SA.
Distribution
States
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal flats, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy substrates.
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. 1972. Brachyura collected by Danish Expedition in south-eastern Australia (Crustacea, Decapoda). Steenstrupia 2(5): 49-90 figs 1-3 [61] (remarks on variation)
Tan, C.G.S. 1995. Dittosa, a new genus of leucosiid (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from southern Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3): 465-476 [471]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 02-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |