Species Oncopagurus minutus (Henderson, 1896)
- Parapagurus minutus Henderson, J.R. 1896. Natural history notes from the H.M. Indian Marine Survey steamer "Investigator", Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N., commanding Series II, No. 24. Report on the Paguridae collected during the season 1893–94. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 65(2): 516-536 [531].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1896:9.8.24 ♀, off North Maldive Atoll, Indian Ocean (Investigator Stn 150).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacifi c: from the Maldives in the Indian Ocean; and from Indonesia to the Marquesas in the Western to Central Pacific. Depth: 200–2308 m.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Lemaitre, R. 2014. A worldwide taxonomic and distributional synthesis of the genus Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 1996 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Parapaguridae), with descriptions of nine new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 210–301 [259]
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [31]
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, benthic, continental rise, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Probably lives in gastropod shells, depth 800–2308 m.
General References
Lemaitre, R. 1996. Hermit crabs of the family Parapaguridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Australia: species of Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 1989, Sympagurus Smith, 1883 and two new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 48: 163-221 [201] (Australian record)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 17-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |