Species Paraleptuca crassipes (Adams & White, 1848)
- Gelasimus crassipes Adams, A. & White, A. 1848. Crustacea. Part I. 1-66 pls I-XIII in Adams, A. (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher during the years 1843–1846. London : Reeve, Benham & Reeve. [49].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 436 ♂, Siquejar, Philippines.Subsequent designation references:
Crane, J. 1975. Fiddler Crabs of the World. Ocypodidae: Genus Uca. Jersey : Princeton University Press 736 pp. - Gelasimus gaimardi Milne Edwards, H. 1852. De la famille des ocypodides (Ocypodidae). Second Mémoire, in, Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des Crustacés. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 18: 128-166 pls 3, 4 [114 pl. 4 fig. 17, 17a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, Tongatabou. - Gelasimus latreillei Milne Edwards, H. 1852. De la famille des ocypodides (Ocypodidae). Second Mémoire, in, Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des Crustacés. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris Zoology 18: 128-166 pls 3, 4 [114 pl. 4 fig. 20, 20a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, Bora Bora. - Gelasimus pulchellus Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Ocypodoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars V. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 93-110 [page numbers 39–56 on separate reprint] [100].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), Tahiti. - Uca novaeguineae Rathbun, M.J. 1913. Descriptions of new species of crabs of the family Ocypodidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1971): 615-620 pls 74-76 [617].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 6374 2♂, New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Paraleptuca crassipes (Adams & White, 1848).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Western and central Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, intertidal, mangrove.
Extra Ecological Information
Characteristically not close to the open sea but near high tide levels on the muddy banks and flats of mangrove estuaries.
General References
George, R.W. & Jones, D.S. 1982. A revision of the Fiddler Crabs of Australia (Ocypodinae: Uca). Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 14: 5-99 [74 figs 3, 51a-f]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 24-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |