Species Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edwards, 1837
- Gecarcoidea lalandii Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [25].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, 'Brasilien' (Brazil is probably erroneous as it is otherwise only recorded from the Indo-west Pacific). - Limnocarcinus intermedius de Man, J.G. 1879. On some new or imperfectly known Podophthalmous Crustacea of the Leyden Museum. Notes from the Leyden Museum 1: 53-73 [65].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH D56 ♂, Bay of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia. - Pelocarcinus marchei Milne Edwards, A. 1890. Notes sur les Crustacés du genre Pelocarcinus. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 3e II(2e): 169-176 pls 12-13 [173 pl. 12].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP many specimens, Île des Deux-Soeurs, Philippines;
Status unknown. - Pelocarcinus cailloti Milne Edwards, A. 1890. Notes sur les Crustacés du genre Pelocarcinus. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 3e II(2e): 169-176 pls 12-13 [174 pl. 13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, Loyalty Ils;
Status unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Türkay, M. 1974. Die Gecarcinidae Asiens und Ozeaniens (Crustacea: Decapoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica 55(4/6): 223-259 figs 1-19 [240]
- Lai, J.C.Y., Shih, H.T. & Ng, P.K.L. 2017. The systematics of land crabs of the genus Gecarcoidea and recognition of a pseudocryptic species, G. humei, from the eastern Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gecarcinidae). Invertebrate Systematics 31(4): 406–426 [410]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific: Christmas Island to the South China Sea, Japan, Palau, Papua New Guinea ad Fiji.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, herbivore, semiterrestrial.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 31-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |