Species Metalpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)
- Alpheus rostratipes Pocock, R.I. 1890. Crustacea. In, Ridley, H.N. (ed.) Notes on the zoology of Fernando Noronha. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 20: 473-526 [522].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (probable depository institution), Fernando de Noronha, off Brazil, south western Atlantic. - Alpheus huikau Banner, A.H. 1959. Contributions to the knowledge of the alpheid shrimp of the Pacific Ocean. Part IV. Various small collections from the central Pacific area, including supplementary notes on alpheids from Hawaii. Pacific Science 13(2): 130-155 13 figs [139 fig. 5a-e].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 194726 13 specimens, Nado Island, Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands. - Crangon hawaiiensis clippertoni Schmitt, W.L. 1939. Decapod and other Crustacea collected on the presidential cruise of 1938. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 98(6): 1-29 [11].
Type data:
Holotype USNM, Clipperton Is. - Crangon nanus Banner, A.H. 1953. The Crangonidae or snapping shrimp of Hawaii. Pacific Science 7(1): 1-147 50 figs [90].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1982. The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part III: The remaining alpheids, principally the genus Alpheus, and the family Ogyrididae. Records of the Australian Museum 34(1): 1-357 figs 1-95 [285]
- De Grave, S. & Fransen, C.H.J.M. 2011. Carideorum Catalogus: The recent species of the Dendrobrachiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 85(9): 195-589, figs 1-59 [398]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Pantropical.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Under rocks, dead coral, and from calcareous algae, depths to 15 m.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |