Species Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858
Three-pronged Sea-spider
- Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Ocypodoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars V. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 93-110 [page numbers 39–56 on separate reprint] [109].
Type data:
Status unknown, (no type specimens are extant), Port Jackson, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth to 60 m.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [246] (the Australian record of H. varius Dana, 1852, by Haswell (1882), is probably a variant of H. ovatus (Lucas pers. comm., 24.vii.95), H. ovatus needs revising, it may include three species, see <0713> [179])
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (illustration and description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2015 | HYMENOSOMATIDAE MacLeay, 1838 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |