Species Neaxius glyptocercus (von Martens, 1868)
Red Mud Lobster
- Axius glyptocercus Martens, E. von 1868. Über einige neue Crustaceen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868: 608-615 [613].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 2973 ♂ (museum not determined), Cape York, Australia.
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
Generic Combinations
- Neaxius glyptocercus (von Martens, 1868). —
Sakai, K. 1994. Eleven species of Australian Axiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) with descriptions of one new genus and five new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 11: 175-202 [200]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Territory, east of Darwin, and from Cape York to Bowen (10°45'S–20°S), QLD
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, low intertidal, muddy sand, shallow subtidal.
General References
Davie, P. 1998. Wild Guide to Moreton Bay. Wildlife and habitats of a beautiful Australian coast – Noosa to the Tweed. Brisbane : Queensland Museum xxiv 408 pp. [98] (colour photograph)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 21-May-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 08-May-2012 | 04-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |