Species Michelea leura (Poore & Griffin, 1979)
- Callianidea leura Poore, G.C.B. & Griffin, D.J.G. 1979. The Thalassinidea (Crustacea: Decapoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 32(6): 217-321 [281 figs 40, 41].
Type data:
Holotype AM P25292 ♀, Masthead Is., Capricorn Group, QLD [23°25'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) AM P5574 1 specimen. - Michelea paraleura Poore, G.C.B. 1997. A review of the thalassinidean families Callianideidae Kossmann, Micheleidae Sakai, and Thomassiniidae de Saint Laurent (Crustacea, Decapoda) with descriptions of fifteen new species. Zoosystematica Rossica 19(2–3): 345-420 [390 figs 23, 24].
Type data:
Holotype AM P5574 ♀ (originally paratype of Callianidea leura Poore & Griffin, 1979, = Michelea leura), Holbourne Island, QLD [19°42'S 148°21'E].
Paratype(s) NMV J22685 ♂, Rib Reef, QLD; NMV J27643 1 specimen, W side of Oxley Island, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Poore, G.C.B. & Collins, D.J. 2015. Micheleidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea): new family and generic synonymies, three new Australian species, and new records. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73: 95-105 [101]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, low intertidal, sublittoral.
General References
Poore, G.C.B. & Collins, D.J. 2015. Micheleidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea): new family and generic synonymies, three new Australian species, and new records. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73: 95-105 [101] (synonymy, distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 28-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 08-May-2012 | 08-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |