Genus Dorhynchus Thomson, 1873
- Dorhynchus Thomson, C. Wyville 1873. The Depths of the Sea. An account of the general results of the dredging cruises of H.M.S.S. Porcupine and Lightning during the summers of 1868, 1869 and 1870, under the scientific direction of Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S., J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S., and Dr Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. London : Macmillan xxi 527 pp. [174] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873 by monotypy. - Lispognathus Milne Edwards, A. 1880. Etudes sur les Xiphosures et les Crustacés podophthalmaires. pp. 265–372 pls xlix–lxi In, Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique centrale, Recherches Zoologiques pour servir à l'histoire de la faune de l'Amérique centrale et du Mexique. Pt. 5. [349] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Lispognathus furcillatus A. Milne Edwards, 1880 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Manning, R.B. & Holthuis, L.B. 1981. West African Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 306: i-xii, 1-379 figs 1-88, 2 appendices [279]
- Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [20] (continued to treat Achaeopsis as the senior available name for this group)
- 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. [293] (Manning & Holthuis (1981) restricted this genus solely for the type species A. spinulosa Stimpson, 1857. As Griffin & Tranter failed to examine this species and provided no arguments to justify their stance, author chose to follow Manning & Holthuis (1981) in recognising Dorhynchus as a valid genus)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |