Species Paguristes frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)
Common Hermit Crab
- Pagurus frontalis Milne Edwards, H. 1836. Observations zoologiques sur les Pagures et description d'un nouveau genre de la tribu des Paguriens. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 6: 257-288 pl. 13-14 [283 pl. 13 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, 'New Holland' Australia.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On sand and rock bottoms, uses shells of a variety of gastropods.
General References
Hale, H.M. 1927. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Eumalacostraca. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 1 201 pp., 202 figs. (description and illustration)
Morgan, G.J. 1989. The hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae, Paguridae) of southwestern Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Records of the Australian Museum 14(3): 391-417 [397]
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) |