Genus Paracrangon Dana, 1852

Museums

Regional Maps

• Paracrangon Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 10-28 [16, 20] [name placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129–202; gender feminine].

  Type species:

   Paracrangon echinatus Dana, 1852 by monotypy.

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129-202.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical eastern-Pacific as far south as 17°S, southern Australian and Subantarctic waters.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Macquarie Island Province (24)

General References

Hanamura, Y., Wadley, V. & Taylor, J. 1999. Description of a new species of the Pacific shrimp genus Paracrangon (Crustacea: Decapoda: Crangonidae) from southern Australia, with a key to the genus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 57(2): 311-317 (key to species)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jul-2013		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
10-May-2012		10-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)