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-west Pacific Oceans (Maldives, Indonesia).
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
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) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |