Species Portunus pubescens (Dana, 1852)
- Lupa pubescens Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea, Part 1. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 13(1): 1-685 [274 pl. 16 fig. 9].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), Maui, Hawai'ian Islands (as Sandwich Islands). - Neptunus tomentosus Haswell, W.A. 1881. On some new Australian Brachyura. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(3): 540-551 [547].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Jackson, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stephenson, W. & Campbell, B. 1959. The Australian Portunids (Crustacea: Portunidae) III. The genus Portunus. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10(1): 84-124 pls 1-5 [99]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (Mozambique to Japan and Hawai'i).
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, sand bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
From 20–30 m depth.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |