Species Ocypode convexa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Ocypode convexa Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Crustacés. 522-524 pls 76-82 in Freycinet, L. de (ed.). Le voyage autour du Monde sur les corvettes l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les années 1817–1820. Paris : Pilet Ainé Vol. 3. [525 pl. 77 fig. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP (probable depository institution if extant), Dirk Hartogs Island, Shark Bay, WA. - Ocypode pygoides Ortmann, A.E. 1894. Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums. VIII. Theil. Abtheilung; Brachyura (Brachyura genuina Boas) III. Unterabtheilung: Cancroidea, 2. Section: Cancrinea, 2. Grupe: Catometopa. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 7: 683-772 pl. 23 [766 pl. 23 fig. 19].
Type data:
Holotype MS ♂, Naturalist's Channel, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- George, R.W. & Knott, M.E. 1965. The Ocypode Ghost Crabs of Western Australia (Crustacea, Brachyura). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 48(1): 15-21 figs 1-3 [19]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, predator, sand beaches, supratidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrows high on sandy beaches, above strand line.
History of changes
| 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) |