Species Galene bispinosa (Herbst, 1783)
- Cancer bispinosus Herbst, J.F.W. 1783. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Zurich : Joh. Casper Fuessly Vol. 1 Pts 2–5 pp. 87–182 pls 2–9. [3 volumes and an Atlas published from 1782–1804] [144 pl. 6 fig. 45].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB Herbst 0170 ♂, East Indies.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB Herbst 171 ♂, East indies; ZMB Herbst 172 ♀, East Indies.Subsequent designation references:
Sakai, K. 1999. J. F. W. Herbst-Collection of decapod Crustacea of the Berlin Zoological Museum, with remarks on certain species. Naturalists, Tokushima Biological Laboratory, Shikoku University 6: 1-45 pls 1-21 [36]. - Galene granulata Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [208 pl. 20 fig. A].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 173 ♂, Port Darwin, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ng, P.K.L., Wang, C-H., Ho, P-H. & Shih, H-T. 2001. An annotated checklist of brachyuran crabs from Taiwan (Crustacea: Decapoda). National Taiwan Museum Special Publication Series, Taipei, Taiwan No. 11: 1-86, 8 colour pls (G. granulata considered a juvenile of G. bispinosus)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (India to southern China and Taiwan).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, soft bottom, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy-mud substrates, depth 30–50 m.
General References
Campbell, B.M. & Stephenson, W. 1970. The sublittoral Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 15(4): 235-302 figs 1-49 pl. 22 1 table [281]
Etheridge, R. & McCulloch, A.R. 1916. Sub-fossil crustaceans from the coasts of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 11: 1-14 pls 1-7 (common as a subfossil in Moreton Bay region)
History of changes
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| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |