Species Myra eudactylus (Bell, 1855)
- Myrodes eudactylus Bell, T. 1855. Horae Carcinologicae or Notices of Crustacea. I. A Monograph of the Leucosiidae, with observations on the relations, structure, habits and distribution of the family; a revision of the generic characters; and descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 21: 277-314 pl. 4 [299 pl. 32 fig. 6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Philippines. - Myrodes gigas Haswell, W.A. 1879. Contribution to a monograph of Australian Leucosiidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 44-60 [52 pl. 5 fig. 5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM(MMUS) (presumed lost, not found by Griffin, D.J.G. & Stanbury, P.J. 1970. Type Specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. V. Decapod Crustaceans. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 95(1): 122–131 [125]), Darnley Is., N QLD. - Myra dilatimanus White, A. 1847. List of the Specimens of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum viii 143 pp. [Date published Apr/1847] [49] [nomen nudum].
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Andaman Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Philippines, New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Sand substrate with coral and shell; depth 8-69 m
General References
Tyndale-Biscoe, M. & George, R.W. 1962. The Oxystomata and Gymnopleura (Crustacea, Brachyura) of Western Australia with descriptions of two species from Western Australia and one from India. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 45(3): 65-96 figs 1-9 pls 1-3 [87] (male first gonopod figured)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 03-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 20-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |