Species Leptomithrax gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Great Spider Crab
- Paramithrax gaimardii Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [325].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀, New Zealand—considered to be erroneous.Type locality references:
Griffin, D.J.G. 1963. Description of the Australian Majid Spider Crabs Leptomithrax gaimardi H. Milne Edwards and Paramithrax barbicornis (Latreille). Records of the Australian Museum 26(4): 131-143 figs 1-14 pls 6, 7 [134]. - Leptomithrax australiensis Miers, E.F. 1876. Descriptions of some new species of Crustacea, chiefly from New Zealand. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17: 218-229 [220].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1962.7.19.1 ♀, Tasmania. - Leptomithrax spinulosus Haswell, W.A. 1880. On the Australian Brachyura Oxyrhyncha. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 431-458 pls 25-27 [441 pl. 25 fig. 3].
Type data:
Lectotype AM G5116 ♂, Tasmania.
Paralectotype(s) AM P40866 (A5468) 2♀, Tasmania; AM P40867 (A5479); AM P40868 (A5482); AM P40869 (A5483); AM P40870 (A5484); AM P40871 (A5497); AM P40872 (A5498); AM P40873 (A5502); AM P40874 (A5503); BMNH 2 specimens, Tasmania.Subsequent designation references:
Griffin, D.J.G. 1963. Description of the Australian Majid Spider Crabs Leptomithrax gaimardi H. Milne Edwards and Paramithrax barbicornis (Latreille). Records of the Australian Museum 26(4): 131-143 figs 1-14 pls 6, 7 [133].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Griffin, D.J.G. 1963. Description of the Australian Majid Spider Crabs Leptomithrax gaimardi H. Milne Edwards and Paramithrax barbicornis (Latreille). Records of the Australian Museum 26(4): 131-143 figs 1-14 pls 6, 7 [133]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, continental shelf, continental slope, oceanic province, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth to 820 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Feb-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |