Species Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson & Rees, 1968
- Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson, W. & Rees, M. 1968. A revision of the genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae). Records of the Australian Museum 27(11): 213-261 pls 35-42 figs 1-4 [232 pls 36B, 39C,D, 42].
Type data:
Holotype AM P15387 ♀, Blinkenthorpe Beach, Lord Howe Island.
Paratype(s) AM P1132 juv. ♀, Lord Howe Island; AM P15183 carapace only, Lagoon beach, Lord Howe Island; AM P15182 ?♀ (washed up on beach), Lagoon Beach, Lord Howe Island; AM P10936 ♀ (dried), Lord Howe Island.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific Ocean, known only from Lord Howe Island and Kermadec Island, New Zealand.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Distribution References
- McLay, C.L. 2009. New records of crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the New Zealand region, including a new species of Rochina A.Milne-Edwards, 1875 (Majidae), and a revision of the genus Dromia Weber, 1795 (Dromiidae). Zootaxa 2111: 1-66 [41]
- 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 [69]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, rock bottom, shallow subtidal.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 15-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |