Genus Echinoecus Rathbun, 1894
- Echinoecus Rathbun, M.J. 1894. Notes on the crabs of the family Inachidae in the U.S. National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 17(984): 43-75, 1 pl. [43, 66] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Eumedon pentagonus Milne Edwards, 1879 by monotypy. - Liomedon Klunzinger, C.B. 1906. Die Spitz- und Spitzmundkrabben des Roten Meeres. Stuttgart 88 pp. pls 1, 2. [56, 89].
Type species:
Liomedon pentagonus Klunzinger, 1906 by monotypy (= Eumedon pentagonus A. Milne Edwards, 1879). - Proechinoecus Ward, M. 1935. Notes on a collection of crabs from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 9: 5-28 pls 1-3 [Dated as 1934 but published in Feb 1935, see Low & Tan (2009)] [7].
Type species:
Proechinoecus sculptus Ward, 1934 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Chia, D.G.B., Castro, P. & Ng, P.K.L 1999. Revision of the genus Echinoecus (Decapoda: Brachyura: Eumedonidae), crabs symbiotic with sea urchins. Journal of Crustacean Biology 19(4): 809-824 [809]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |