Species Distosquilla miles (Hess, 1865)
Martial Mantis-shrimp
- Squilla miles Hess, W. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Decapoden-Krebse Ost-Australiens. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 31: 127-173 pls 6-7 [169 pl. 7 fig. 21].
Type data:
Status unknown, SMF ♀ (Hess's material was originally deposited in the ZMG, Reg. no. ZMG 962, but is now in the SMF), Sydney, NSW. - Squilla pectinata Tate, R. 1883. Description of some new species of Squilla from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 6: 48-53 pl. 2 [50].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA C172 1♂ 1♀, Port Adelaide Creek, Gulf St Vincent and Fowlers Bay, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hale, H. 1924. Family Squillidae. Notes on Australian Crustacea, No. 1. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2(4): 491-502 pls 32-33 [492]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, intertidal, predator, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Usually from the shore or shallow subtidal, often in association with algae, seagrass and detritus, to 1040 m.
General References
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 26: 1-326 [246-248 fig. 121]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2012 | 30-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |