Species Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937
- Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, A.M. 1937. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition. IV. The Paguridea of the Snellius Expedition. Temminckia 2: 251-280 [269 figs 13-15].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH D3965 12 specimens, Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Kera near Timor; RMNH D3966 2 specimens, Indonesia, Moluccas, Obi Latu; RMNH D3967 ♂ 2♀, Indonesia, Talaud Islands, Karakelong, Beo; RMNH D34797 1 specimen, Indonesia, Moluccas, Obi Latu; MNHP Pg.781 2 specimens, Kera, near Timor.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Indonesia north to southern Japan, New Guinea, Mariana Islands, Pulau and West Caroline Islands).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Usually associated with live coral, sometimes coral rubble, often amongst branching coral, especially acroporids, found in shells of small gastropods, depth to 30 m.
General References
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 [894]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |