Genus Litocheira Kinahan, 1856
- Litocheira Kinahan, J.R. 1856. Remarks on the habits and distribution of marine Crustacea on the eastern shores of Port Philip, Victoria, Australia, with descriptions of undescribed species and genera. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society 1(3): 111-134 [116, 121] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Litocheira bispinosa Kinahan, 1856 by monotypy. - Brachygrapsus Kingsley, J.S. 1880. Carcinological Notes. No. 4. Synopsis of the Grapsidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 32: 187-224 [203] [junior subjective synonym of Litocheira Kinahan, 1856; gender masculine].
Type species:
Brachygrapsus laevis Kingsley, 1880 by monotypy (= Litocheira bispinosa Kinahan, 1856).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Türkay, M. 1975. Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Euchirograpsus mit Bemerkungen zu Brachygrapsus and Litocheira (Crustacea: Decapoda). Senckenbergiana Biologica 56(1): 103-132 figs 1-32 [123]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |