Species Microprosthema validum Stimpson, 1860
- Microprosthema valida Stimpson, W. 1860. Crustacea Macrura. Pars VIII of Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 12: 22-47 [45].
Type data:
Holotype ♀ (presumed lost), Ousima, Ryukyu Islands. - Stenopusculus crassimanus 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 [168 pl. 18 figs 27-29].
Type data:
Status unknown, 1 specimen, Ile aux Fouquets, Mauritius. - Stenopus robustus Borradaile, L.A. 1910. Penaeidae, Stenopidea and Reptantia from the Western Indian Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(2): 257-264 16 pls [260 pl. 16 fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype UMZC 1 specimen, Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Holthuis, L.B. 1946. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition XIV. The Decapoda Macrura of the Snellius Expedition. I. The Stenopodidae, Nephropsidae, Scyllaridae and Palinuridae. Temminckia 7: 1-177 11 pls [50]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Low intertidal, reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Often in silty intertidal pools, occurs in small numbers, usually in heterosexual pairs, depth to 70 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |