Species Paguritta harmsi (Gordon, 1935)
- Orthopagurus harmsi Gordon, I. 1935. On two new species of Crustacea from Christmas Island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16: 629-637 37 figs [629 figs 1, 2].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Christmas Island, Flying Fish Cove.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1935.810.5–8 1♂ 2♀.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Solomon Islands.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In bore holes in coral, filter feeds on plankton.
General References
McLaughlin, P.A. & Lemaitre, R. 1993. A review of the hermit crab genus Paguritta (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) with descriptions of three new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 41(1): 1-29 [9]
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) |
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| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |