- Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Cancer. pp. 625-634 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [633] [as Cancer Scyllarus].
Type data:
Neotype USNM 274325 ♂, Rinca, Greater Sunda Is., Indonesia.Subsequent designation references:
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 26: 1-326 [85-86 fig. 41]. - Gonodactylus bleekerii Milne Edwards, A. 1868. Observations sur la faune carcinologique des îles du Cap.-Vert. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 4: 49-68 [65 footnote] [as Gonodactylus Bleekerii].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1 specimen (Manning, R.B. 1967. Review of the genus Odontodactylus (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 123(3606): 1–35 figs 1–8 pl. 1 [15] noted that a specimen collected by Bleeker from Batavia is most likely to be the type although it is not labelled as such), Batavia [Jakarta, Indonesia]. - Gonodactylus elegans Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [566, 575 pl. 52 fig. b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 183 1 specimen, Providence Island, Seychelles; BMNH 215 1 specimen, Providence Reef, Seychelles.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Manning, R.B. 1967. Review of the genus Odontodactylus (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 123(3606): 1-35 figs 1-8 pl. 1 [10]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Japan to eastern Africa, New Caledonia.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, intertidal, predator, rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
From reef flat to base of reefs where it burrows under coral and boulders to a depth of 30 m.
General References
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 26: 1-326 [85-86 fig. 41]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2012 | 30-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |