Species Calcinus latens (Randall, 1840)
- Pagurus latens 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 [135].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP CA3231 (previously No. 104), Hawai'ian Islands (as 'Sandwich Isles'). - Calcinus abrolhensis Morgan, G.J. 1988. Calcinus abrolhensis, a new species of hermit crab from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia (Decapoda, Diogenidae). Crustaceana 54(2): 218-222 [218 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 1515–85 ♀, Coronation Island, S Houtman Abrolhos. - Pagurus cristimanus Milne Edwards, H. 1848. Sur quelques nouvelles espèces du genre Pagure. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 10: 59-64 [64].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (probable depository institution), locality unknown. - Calcinus intermedius de Man, J.G. 1881. On a new collection of Podophthalmous Crustacea, presented by Mr J.A. Kruyt, collected in the Red Sea near the town of Djeddah. Notes from the Leyden Museum 3: 93-107 [102].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH D922 1 specimen, Jiddah [Djeddah], Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. - Calcinus terraereginae Haswell, W.A. 1882. Description of some new species of Australian Decapoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(4): 750-763 [760] [as Calcinus terrae-reginae].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P1409 3 specimens, Claremont Islands, QLD.
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 [890]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (East Africa to southern Japan and Hawai'i).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Wide variety of habitats including flats, rocky platforms, rubble and sand, taken from shells of many gastropods, depth to 5 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |