Species Charybdis (Charybdis) miles (De Haan, 1835)
- Portunus (Charybdis) miles De Haan, W. 1835. Crustacea. 1-243 pls A-J, L-Q, 1-55, circ. tab. 2 in Von Siebold, P.F. (ed.). Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio Animalium, quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis Superiorum, qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823–1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit. Leiden : Lugundi-Batavorum. [published from 1833–1850] [41 pl. 11 fig. 1].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 465 ♂, Japan.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH 466 1♀; MNHP B11236 1♀; MNHP 4196 1♂; MNHP 766 1♂; BMNH 324-a 1♂; RMNH no reg. no. 10♂ 2♀; RMNH no reg. no. 2♂ 4♀.Subsequent designation references:
Yamaguchi, T. & Baba, K. 1993. Crustacean specimens collected in Japan by Ph.F. von Siebold and H. Bürger and held by the National Natuurhistorisch Museum in Leiden and other museums. pp. 145-563 in Yamaguchi, T. (ed.). Ph.F. von Siebold and Natural History of Japan Crustacea. Japan : Shimoda Printing Inc. [407]. - Charybdis (Gonioneptunus) investigatoris Alcock, A. 1899. Materials for a Carcinological Fauna of India. No. 4. The Brachyura Cyclometopa. Part II. A Revision of the Cyclometopa with an Account of the Families Portunidae, Cancridae and Corystidae. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 68(Pt 2 No. 1): 1-104 [70].
Type data:
Holotype IM ♂, Ganjam coast, Gulf of Bengal, India.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Apel, M. & Spiridonov, V.A. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters. Fauna of Arabia 17: 159-331 [199]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Arabian Gulf to Japan).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Sand bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy to muddy substrates, 20–100 m depth.
General References
Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. A revision of the Charybdis miles "group" of species (Crustacea: Portunidae), with description of a new species from Queensland waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15(2): 91-110 1 pl. (description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |