Species Brachynotus spinosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Little Shore Crab
- Heterograpsus spinosus Milne Edwards, H. 1853. Mémoires sur la famille des Ocypodiens, suite. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 3 20: 163-228 pls 6-11 [194].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, Vanikoro, Santa Cruz, Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South-western Pacific.
IMCRA
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, reef, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Estuaries and sheltered shores, under small stones or nodules of mud.
General References
Griffin, D.J.G. 1969. Breeding and moulting cycles of two Tasmanian Grapsid crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 16(2): 88-94
Griffin, D.J.G. 1969. Notes on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Tasmanian Grapsid and Ocypodid crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura). Records of the Australian Museum 27: 323-347 [329]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |