Species Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
- Coenobita clypeata brevimanus Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea, Part 1. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 13(1): 1-685 [473 pl. 30 fig. 4b].
Type data:
Status unknown, (probably lost), Balabac Passage. - Coenobita hilgendorfi Terao, A. 1913. A catalogue of hermit-crabs found in Japan (Paguridea excluding Lithodidae), with descriptions of four new species. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 8: 355-391 [388].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 5♂ 6♀, Botel Tobago Island, Formosa [Taiwan].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Haig, J. & Ball, E.E. 1988. Hermit crabs from north Australian and eastern Indonesian waters (Crustacea Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea) collected during the 1975 Alpha Helix Expedition. Records of the Australian Museum 40(3): 151-196 [156]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
NE Herald Cay; Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Nocturnal, supratidal, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Shelters under logs and litter during day.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |