Genus Leucisca Macleay, 1838

Museums

Regional Maps

• Leucisca MacLeay, W.S. 1838. On the Brachyurous Decapod Crustacea brought from the Cape by Dr Smith. pp. 53–71 pl. 3 in, Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; being a portion of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, under the direction of Dr Andrew Smith, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa". London. 75 pp. 4 pls [70] [gender feminine].

  Type species:

   Leucisca squalina Macleay, 1838 by monotypy.
• Carcinaspis Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Oxystomata: 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 VI. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 159-163 (57-61) [161] [gender masculine].

  Type species:

   Carcinaspis marginatus Stimpson, 1858 by monotypy.
• Leucocarcinus Rathbun, M.J. 1897. A revision of the nomenclature of the Brachyura. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11: 153-167 [166] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Leucisca MacLeay, 1838; gender masculine].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Barnard, K.H. 1950. Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea (Crabs and Shrimps). Annals of the South African Museum 38: 1-837 figs 1-154 [370]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SE Africa.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

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)