Species Paractaea rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
- Xantho rufopunctatus Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [389].
Type data:
Neotype USNM ♀, Mauritius.Subsequent designation references:
Guinot, D. 1969. Sur divers Xanthidae, notamment sur Actaea de Haan et Paractaea gen. nov. (Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura). Cahiers du Pacifique 13: 223-267 figs 1-36 [246].
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Serène, R. 1984. Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de l'Océan Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. Avec un addendum par Crosnier, A.: Carpilliidae et Menippidae. Faune Tropicale 24: 1-400 figs A-C, 1-243 pls 1-48 [121]
- Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [515] (Guinot (1969) and Serène (1984) proposed a number of new names as 'forms' of P. rufopunctata; these presumably are equivalent to subspecies, but are nomenclaturally invalid under the ICZN (1999))
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 26-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |