Species Calcinus elegans (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)
- Pagurus elegans Milne Edwards, H. 1836. Observations zoologiques sur les Pagures et description d'un nouveau genre de la tribu des Paguriens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 6: 257-288 pl. 13-14 [278 pl. 13 fig. 2, 2a].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP Pg.1934, New Ireland. - Pagurus decorus Randall, J.W. 1840. Catalogue of the Crustacea brought by Thomas Nuttall and J.K. Townsend, from the West Coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands, with descriptions of such species as are apparently new, among which are included several species of different localities, previously existing in the Collection of the Academy. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1): 106-147 pls 3-7 [134].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP CA3230 2 specimens, Hawai'i (as Sandwich Isles). - Pagurus pictus Owen, R. 1839. Crustacea. 77-92 pls 24-28 in Beechey, F.W. (ed.). The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey, R. N., F. R. S., &c. in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. London : H.G. Bohn 180 pp. [83 pl. 25 fig. 2, 2a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Morgan, G.J. 1991. A review of the hermit crab genus Calcinus Dana (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) from Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Invertebrate Taxonomy 5(4): 869-913 [874]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea; Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral, coral rubble, rock platforms, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth to 10 m.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |