Species Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, S.T. 2010. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 123: 3-194 [55].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA C6357 ♂ (930-1087 m depth), Great Australian Bight, approx. 120 nautical miles SSE of Eucla, South Australia [33°37.2'S, 129°52.0'E].
Paratype(s) SAMA C6853 ♀ (1500 m depth), SE of Albany, Western Australia; SAMA C6367 ♂, Great Australian Bight, approx. 222 km SSE of Eucla, South Australia.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Between 930-1500 m depth
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2011 | ADDED |