Species Hypocolpus maculatus (Haswell, 1882)
- Euxanthus maculatus Haswell, W.A. 1882. Description of some new species of Australian Decapoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(4): 750-763 [751].
Type data:
Lectotype AM P40841 ♂, Darnley Island, Torres Strait, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Griffin, D.J.G. & Stanbury, P.J. 1970. Type Specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. V. Decapod Crustaceans. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 95(1): 122-131 [130] (as `holotype'). - Hypocoelus punctatus Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [182, 206 pl. 19b].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 175 ♂, Thursday Is., QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [535] (examined the holotype of E. maculatus Haswell, 1882 and found that it is clearly conspecific with H. punctatus Miers, 1884, and is thus the senior available name)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, subtidal.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |