Genus Calaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989
- Calaxius Sakai, K. & de Saint Laurent, M. 1989. A check list of Axiidae (Decapoda, Crustacea, Thalassinidea, Anomura), with remarks and in addition descriptions of one new subfamily, eleven new genera and two new species. Naturalists 3: 1-104 [84].
Type species:
Calaxius acutirostris Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 by original designation. - Coelhocalaxius Sakai, 2011 [subjective synonym].
Type species:
Calastacus spinosus Coelho, 1973 by original designation, see Poore, G.C.B. 2020. Axiid and micheleid lobsters from Indo-West Pacific deep-sea environments (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea: Axiidae, Micheleidae). In: Corbari, L., Chan, T.-Y. and Ahyong, S.T. (eds) Deep-sea crustaceans from Papua New Guinea. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos vol. 31. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 213: 259-367 [280].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Sakai, K. 2011. Axioidea of the world and a reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustaceana Monographs 13: 1-616 [84]
- Poore, G.C.B. 2020. Axiid and micheleid lobsters from Indo-West Pacific deep-sea environments (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea: Axiidae, Micheleidae). In: Corbari, L., Chan, T.-Y. and Ahyong, S.T. (eds) Deep-sea crustaceans from Papua New Guinea. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos vol. 31. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 213: 259-367 [280]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical Indo-west Pacific, western Atlantic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
General References
Sakai, K. 1994. Eleven species of Australian Axiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) with descriptions of one new genus and five new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 11: 175-202 [192]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 01-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 08-May-2012 | 08-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |