Species Kraussia rugulosa (Krauss, 1843)
- Platyonichus rugulosa Krauss, F. 1843. Die Südafrikanischen Crustaceen. Eine Zusammenstellung aller bekannten Malacostraca, Bemerkungen über deren Lebenweise und geographische Verbreitung, nebst Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrer neuen Arten. Stuttgart : E. Scheizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 68 pp. 4 pls. [26 pl. 1 fig. 5].
Type data:
Status unknown, South Africa. - Trichocera porcellana White, A. 1847. Descriptions of new Crustacea from the Eastern Seas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 56-58 [58].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Philippine Islands. - Kraussia proporcellana Ward, M. 1935. Notes on a collection of crabs from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 9: 5-28 pls 1-3 [Dated as 1934 but published in Feb 1935, see Low & Tan (2009)] [10 pl. 1 fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Christmas Is.
Paratype(s) ZRC 1965.10.10.1 ♂, Christmas Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Serène, R. 1972. Observations on the Indo-pacific species of Kraussia Dana 1852 (Decapoda: Brachyura). Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 55(2): 41-62 figs 1-24 [44]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In sand under coral clumps and rubble.
General References
Ng, P.K.L. 1993. Kraussiinae, a new subfamily for the genera Kraussia Dana, 1852, Palapedia, new genus, and Garthasia, new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae), with descriptions of two new species from Singapore and the Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 41(1): 133-157 [140] (status reviewed)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |