Species Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (Jacquinot, 1846)
Pie-crust Crab
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, New Zealand.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Pacific Ocean.
Introduced from New Zealand.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, low intertidal, sand bottom, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones and among large seaweeds, will open cockle and oyster shells.
General References
McLay, C.L. 1988. Brachyura and crab-like anomura of New Zealand. Leigh Laboratory Bulletin 22: i-iv 463 pp. [190]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |