Species Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1858
Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
- Micippa spinosa Stimpson, W. 1858. Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expenditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Sententrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Pars III. Crustacea Maioidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 9: 216-221 [218].
Type data:
Syntype(s) (presumed lost), Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). - Paramicippe affinis Miers, E.J. 1879. Descriptions of new or little known species of Maioid Crustacea (Oxyrhyncha) in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 1-28 pls 4, 5 [13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Bass Strait.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [279]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Dredged from muddy sand, depth 11 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |