Species Litosus sexspinosus (Miers, 1884)
- Paratymolus sexspinosus 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. [261 pl. XXVII fig. B].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1882.7 ♀, Friday Island, N Australia.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1882.7 ♀, Friday Island, N Australia.Subsequent designation references:
Loh, L.W. & Ng, P.K.L. 1999. A revision of the spider crabs of the genus Paratymolus Miers, 1879, with descriptions of two new genera and six new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(2): 365-407 [399].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (India, Indonesia, Singapore, China).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On seaweed and coral rock.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |