Species Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa (Herbst, 1801)
- Cancer callianassa Herbst, J.F.W. 1801. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Berlin & Stralsund : Gottlieb August Lange Vol. 3 Pt 2 pp. 1–46 pls 51–54. [45 pl. 54 fig. 7].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMB (presumed lost, not located by Sakai, K. 1999. J. F. W. Herbst-Collection of decapod Crustacea of the Berlin Zoological Museum, with remarks on certain species. Naturalists, Tokushima Biological Laboratory, Shikoku University 6: 1–45 pls 1–21 [40]), 'Das Vaterland ist Ostindien' [probably east coast of India, but possibly the Indo-Malayan Archipelago].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Pakistan to Japan and Philippines).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Soft sandy, shelly or muddy bottoms, 5–11 m depth.
General References
Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1967. Some Portunid crabs from the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120(3556): 1-114 9 pls [8]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |