Species Biarctus vitiensis (Dana, 1852)
- Arctus vitiensis Dana, J. D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceaorum, ect. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, U. S. N., including the Paguridae continued the Megalopidae, and the Macroura. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia 6. 6-28 [19].
Type data:
Status unknown, USNM (presumed lost), Feejee [Fiji] Islands. - Scyllarus amabilis Holthuis, L.B. 1963. Preliminary descriptions of some new species of Palinuridae (Crustacea Decapoda, Macrura Reptantia). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen 66C: 54-60 [59].
Type data:
Holotype AM P14517 ♀, near entrance to Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA. - Scyllarus longidactylus Harada, E. 1962. On the genus Scyllarus (Crustacea Decapoda: Reptantia) from Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 2 2(5): 75-103, figs 1-28 [124, text-figs 8, 9, pl. 11, pl. 12 fig. 16, pl. 13 fig. 20, pl. 14 fig. 22].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Holthuis, L.B. 2002. The Indo-Pacific scyllarine lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae). Zoosystema 24(3): 499-683 [635]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread central Indo-west Pacific Oceans
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, subtidal.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |