Species Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tranter, 1986
- Hyastenus elatus Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [141 figs 45, 46a, 47 e-g] [nomen protectum; declared under art. 23.9.2 by Lee et al. (2018)].
Type data:
Holotype AM P29917 ♂, Nelson's Beach, Sydney Harbour, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM 129 specimens (AM P5748, AM P1100, AM G1223, AM G4147–48, AM G5074, AM P141–2, AMP147, AM P179, AM P1352–54, AM P1356, AM P1358–62, AM P4725, AM P6746, AM G1140, AM G5019, AM P29918, AM P2118–9, AM P3073, AM P9268, AM P10456, AM P5176, AM P5339, AM P6918, AM P18516, AM G5592, AM P4851–53, AM P4855–6, AM P4875, AM P29911–6, AM P16561, AM P1959, AM P1961, AM P13880–2, AM P16545, AM P17444, AM P14018, AM P12982, AM P16676–77, AM P11348, AM P29912, AM P18568–69, AM P18574, AM P18571–2, AM P18563, AM P18591, AM P10261–64, AM P13886–7, AM P9917, AM P18844, AM P17404, AM P1476–8, AM P4165, AM P12982); NIOJ 13 specimens; RMNH D36225 1 specimen, off Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia; RMNH D36226 1 specimen, S of Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia; RMNH D36227 1 specimen, S coast of Frederik Hendrik Is., Irian Jaya, Indonesia; RMNH D36228 1 specimen, 8 miles S of Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. - Hyastenus verreauxii Milne Edwards, A. 1872. Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Pt. I. Groupe des Oxyrhynches. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 8: 229-267 pls 10-14 [250] [nomen oblitum; declared under art. 23.9.2 by Lee et al. (2018)].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHNP B12431 1 ♂, "Nouvelle-Hollande" [= Australia].
Syntype(s) MNHNP B12431, B341, B12430, B4476 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, "Nouvelle-Hollande" [= Australia].Subsequent designation references:
Lee, B.Y., Ahyong, S.T., Low, M.E.Y. & Ng. P.K.L. 2018. Hyastenus verreauxii A. Milne-Edwards, 1872, a synonym of Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tranter, 1986: lectotype designation and reversal of precedence (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae). Zootaxa 4497(1): 145–150 [145, Figs. 1, 3A–D].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lee, B.Y., Ahyong, S.T., Low, M.E.Y. & Ng. P.K.L. 2018. Hyastenus verreauxii A. Milne-Edwards, 1872, a synonym of Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tranter, 1986: lectotype designation and reversal of precedence (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae). Zootaxa 4497(1): 145–150
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia, Singapore.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On rocks, coral, sponge, rubble, depth to 72 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 13-Nov-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Feb-2012 | 15-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |