Species Carcinoplax haswelli (Miers, 1884)
- Pseudorhombila haswelli Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [241 pl. 24 fig. B].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH NHM 1882.7 ♂, Arafura Sea.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH NHM 1882.7 ♀, same data as lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
Ng, P.K.L., Clark, P.F. & Ahyong, S.T. 2022. The identity of Homoioplax haswelli (Miers, 1884) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zoological Studies 61(6): 1-16 [2]. - Carcinoplax sinica Chen, H.L. 1984. A study of the genus Carcinoplax (Crustacea, Decapoda: Goneplacidae) of Chinese waters. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 15(2): 188-202 [190].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ng, P.K.L., Clark, P.F. & Ahyong, S.T. 2022. The identity of Homoioplax haswelli (Miers, 1884) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zoological Studies 61(6): 1-16 [2]
Generic Combinations
- Carcinoplax haswelli (Miers, 1884). —
Ng, P.K.L., Clark, P.F. & Ahyong, S.T. 2022. The identity of Homoioplax haswelli (Miers, 1884) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Zoological Studies 61(6): 1-16 [2] (new combination) - Homoioplax haswelli (Miers, 1884). —
Rathbun, M.J. 1914. A new genus and some new species of the family Goneplacidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 48(2067): 137-154 [146] (new combination as type species of Homoioplax)
Introduction
Pseudorhombila haswelli Miers (1884) was described from the Arafura Sea and subsequently assigned to the monotypic genus Homoioplax (Prionoplacinae, Goneplacidae) by Rathbun (1914). More recently Guinot (1978) showed Prionoplacinae to be a junior synonym of Eucratopsinae Stimpson, 1871, and transferred the subfamily to the Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893, however the position of H. haswelli was not reassessed and it remained in Panopeidae as the only Indo-West Pacific representative of the family. Ng et al (2022) redescribed H. haswelli through examination of type and other material and determined that the species was conspecific with Carcinoplax sinica Chen (1984) described from the South China Sea. As a result Homoiopolax is a junior synonym of Carcinoplax in Goneplacidae, with C. haswelli comb. nov. taking priority over C. sinica.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Arafura Sea, northern Australia; Indo-west Pacific (from Madras Strait, India, to Japan).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, soft bottom, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Sand or sandy-mud substrates, 35–100 m depth.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [374] (authorship of this species has often been attributed to Rathbun (1914), but Miers (1884) originally identified his specimens from the Arafura Sea, with reserve, as 'Pseudorhombilia vestita (de Haan), var, sexdentata, Haswell' thus subordinating Haswell's Eucrate sexdentata to a subspecies of Pseudorhombila vestita. However, he suggested that his specimens might be distinct and suggested the name Pseudorhombilia haswelli to be used if this should prove to be so. Therefore, authorship must be given to Miers (1884))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2024 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 18-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |