Species Megametope punctatus (Haswell, 1882)
- Cycloxanthus punctatus Haswell, W.A. 1882. Description of some new species of Australian Decapoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(4): 750-763 [752].
Type data:
Holotype AM(MMUS) (presumed lost, see Griffin, D.J.G. & Stanbury, P.J. 1970. Type Specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. V. Decapod Crustaceans. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 95(1): 122–131 [125]), Parramatta River, NSW. - Lioxantho haswelli Fulton, S.W. & Grant, F.E. 1906. Some little known Victorian decapod Crustacea, with descriptions of new species.—No. III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 2 19(1): 5-15 pls 3-5 [6] [the figure of L. haswelli given in this work is in fact of M. rotundifrons (H. Milne Edwards), Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. (553)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM P9 3 specimens, off Rhyll, Western Port, VIC; NMV J10455 1 specimen, Western Port, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McNeill, F.A. 1926. Studies in Australian Carcinology. No 2. A revision of the family Mictyridae, the status and synonymy of the genus Megametope and its contained species. Records of the Australian Museum 15(1): 100-131 4 figs pls 9, 10 [129]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Shallow subtidal.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |