Species Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
- Micippa platipes Rüppell, E. 1830. Beschreibung und Abbildung von 24 Arten kurzschwänzigen Krabben, als Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte des rothen Meeres. Frankfurt am Main : H.L. Brönner 28 pp. pls 1-6. [8 pl. 1 fig. 4].
Type data:
Status unknown, Red Sea. - Micippa bicarinata Adams, A. & White, A. 1848. Crustacea. Part I. 1-66 pls I-XIII in Adams, A. (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher during the years 1843–1846. London : Reeve, Benham & Reeve. [16].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Zebu, Luzon, Philippines. - Micippa hirtipes Dana, J.D. 1851. Conspectus Crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Faederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. American Journal of Science and Arts 11(32): 268-274 [268].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀ (presumed lost), Tongatabu [=Tongatapu] Island, Tonga, SW Pacific. - Micippa spatulifrons Milne Edwards, A. 1872. Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Pt. I. Groupe des Oxyrhynches. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 8: 229-267 pls 10-14 [240 pl. 11 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, New Caledonia; Red Sea; Cape of Good Hope. - Micippa philyra latifrons Richters, F. 1880. Decapoda. In, Möbius, K.A. Beiträge zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen, bearbeitet von K. Möbius, F. Richters und E. von Martens. Berlin. 137-178 pls 15-18 [142 pl. 15 figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂, Mauritius. - ?Inachus inflexus Marion de Proce, 1822.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Buitendijk, A.M. 1939. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition V. The Dromiacea, Oxystomata, and Oxyrhyncha of the Snellius Expedition. Temminckia 4: 223-276 pls 7-11 [256]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
NE Herald Cay; wide ranging Indo-west Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan and central and SW Pacific).
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, reef flat, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On and under encrusted rocks and dead coral.
General References
Davie, P.J.F. & Short, J.W. 2001. Decapod Crustacea of North East Cay, Herald Cays, Coral Sea. pp. 75-86 in Comben, L. (ed.). Herald Cays Scientific Study Report, Geography Monograph Series No. 6. Brisbane : The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Inc. 168 pp. (Australian record)
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) |