Species Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edwards, 1852
- Macrophthalmus crassipes Milne Edwards, H. 1852. De la famille des ocypodides (Ocypodidae). Second Mémoire, in, Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des Crustacés. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 18: 128-166 pls 3, 4 [157].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, Australia (as 'Nouvelle-Hollande').
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, China, Caroline Islands).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, intertidal, mangrove, mud-flats.
General References
Barnes, R.S.K. 1967. The Macrophthalminae of Australasia; with a review of the evolution and morphological diversity of the type genus Macrophthalmus (Crustacea: Brachyura). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 31(2): 195-262 figs 1-16 pls 1-4 [208] (description and Australian distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Oct-2011 | 03-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |