Species Neaxius acanthus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879)
- Axia acantha Milne Edwards, A. 1879. Additions à la famille des thalassiniens. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 3(7): 110-113 [110].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHNP IU-2014-11315 (Th812), New Caledonia. - Neaxius acanthus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879).
- Eiconaxius taliliensis Borradaile, L.A. 1900. On the Stomatopoda and Macrura brought by Dr Willey from the South Seas. pp. 395-428 in Willey, A. (ed.). Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, collected during the Years 1895, 1896, and 1897. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. [420] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Syntype(s) UMZC, Papua New Guinea, Talili Bay, New Britain.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Poore, G.C.B. & Dworschak, P.C. 2018. The Indo-West Pacific species of Neaxiopsis and Neaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea: Strahlaxiidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 77: 15–28 [17]
Generic Combinations
- Eiconaxius acanthus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879).
- Axius (Neaxius) acanthus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879).
- Neaxius acanthus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
New Caledonia (type locality), east Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan. Both N. glyptocercus and N. acanthus are present at the tip of Cape York.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Poore, G.C.B. & Dworschak, P.C. 2018. The Indo-West Pacific species of Neaxiopsis and Neaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea: Strahlaxiidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 77: 15–28 [17] (Fig. 9 misses the occurrence of N. acanthus in Australia)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 28-Dec-2024 | ADDED | Dr Gary Poore |