Species Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ocypode fabricii Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [47].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP, 'Oceanie'.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian Ocean (Madagascar).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, intertidal, ocean beach, predator, supratidal.

 

General References

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 [18] (Australian distribution)

 

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)