Species Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880
- Metopograpsus messor frontalis Miers, E.J. 1880. On a collection of Crustacea from the Malaysian Region. Part II. Telphusidea, Catametopa, and Oxystomata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(28): 304-317 pl. 14 figs 1-5 [311].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Macassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.Subsequent designation references:
Banerjee, S.K. 1960. Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition. XVIII. The Genera Grapsus, Geograpsus and Metopograpsus (Crustacea Brachyura). Temminckia 10: 132-199 figs 1-6 [185]. - Metopograpsus messor gracilipes de Man, J.G. 1891. Carcinological studies in the Leyden Museum. No 5. Notes from the Leyden Museum 13: 1-61 pls 1-4 [49 pl. 4 fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH D183 ♂, South Sea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Banerjee, S.K. 1960. Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition. XVIII. The Genera Grapsus, Geograpsus and Metopograpsus (Crustacea Brachyura). Temminckia 10: 132-199 figs 1-6 [182]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Sri Lanka to Indonesia and New Guinea).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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
Intertidal, mangrove, sheltered rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Perhaps the most common intertidal crab of northern Australia, being found in a variety of sheltered shore habitats.
General References
Morgan, G.J. 1990. A collection of Thalassinidea, Anomura and Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 265: 1-90 [58] (recent Australian records)
History of changes
| 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) |