Species Gonodactylus platysoma Wood-Mason, 1895
- Gonodactylus platysoma Wood-Mason, J. 1895. Figures and Descriptions of Nine species of Squillidae from the Collection in the Indian Museum. Calcutta : Indian Museum i 11 pp. 4 pls. [11 pl. III figs 3-9].
Type data:
Lectotype ZSI 3033/5 ♀, Society Islands.
Paralectotype(s) ZSI 3039/5 2♀, Society Islands.Subsequent designation references:
Ghosh, H.C. & Manning, R.B. 1988. Types of stomatopod crustaceans in the Zoological Survey of India. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101(3): 653-661. - Gonodactylus chiragra acutus Lanchester, W.F. 1903. Marine crustaceans, VIII: Stomatopoda, with an account of the varieties of Gonodactylus chiragra. (pp. 444-459, pl. XXIII) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being an account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. I(Part IV) pp. 347–470, pls. XVIII-XXV. [447, 456 pl. 23 fig. 3] [as Gonodactylus chiragra var. acutus].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (probably UMZC), Minikoi, Laccadive Islands [Lakshadweep]. - Gonodactylus chiragra tumidus Lanchester, W.F. 1903. Marine crustaceans, VIII: Stomatopoda, with an account of the varieties of Gonodactylus chiragra. (pp. 444-459, pl. XXIII) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being an account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. I(Part IV) pp. 347–470, pls. XVIII-XXV. [447, 456 pl. 23 fig. 1] [as Gonodactylus chiragra var. tumidus].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (probably UMZC), Minikoi, Laccadive Islands [Lakshadweep].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Manning, R.B. 1968. Stomatopod Crustacea from Madagascar. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 124(3641): 1-61 figs 1-16 [44]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
French Polynesia to Okinawa, Australia, Indo-Malayan region to western Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, intertidal, predator, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Coral reef flats under coral boulders or live coral heads.
General References
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 26: 1-326 [71-72 fig. 35]
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) |