Species Munidopsis nitida (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Orophorhynchus nitidus Milne Edwards, A. 1880. No. 1. Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877, '78, '79, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., Commanding. VIII. Etudes préliminaires sur les Crustacés. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 8(1): 1-68 pls 1-2 [59].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 4749 (1407-1607 m depth), Guadaloupe. - Orophorhynchus spinosus Milne Edwards, A. 1880. No. 1. Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877, '78, '79, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., Commanding. VIII. Etudes préliminaires sur les Crustacés. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 8(1): 1-68 pls 1-2 [58] ([Dominica, 1797 m]).
- Munidopsis brevimana Henderson, J.R. 1885. Diagnosis of new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 407-421 [414] [[type locality: off Admiralty Island, 1958 m]].
Secondary source:
Taylor, J., Ahyong, S.T. & Andreakis, N. 2010. New records and new species of the munidopsine squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae: Munidopsinae) from Australia. Zootaxa 2642: 1-18 [14-15, fig. 4]. - Munidopsis ciliata Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. 1891. Natural History notes from H. M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer `Investigator', Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. No 21. Note on the results of the last season's deep-sea dredging. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 7: 1-19, 186-202, 258-272 [200].
Secondary source:
Taylor, J., Ahyong, S.T. & Andreakis, N. 2010. New records and new species of the munidopsine squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae: Munidopsinae) from Australia. Zootaxa 2642: 1-18 [14-15, fig. 4].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [151-152]
Generic Combinations
- Munidopsis nitida (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Wide distribution - Eastern and western Atlantic; Indio-Pacific - ranging from Madagascar and Mozambique to the Bay of Bengal, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Japan, the Gulf of Panama and Australia.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, deep water.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2015 | 24-Feb-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Jan-2011 | ADDED |