Species Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918

Museums

Regional Maps

• Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, M.J. 1918. Report on the spider crabs obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. pp. 1–29 figs 1–3 pls 1–15 in, Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried out by the F.I.S. "Endeavour", 1909–14. Sydney : Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Trade and Customs. Vol. 5 398 pp. [15 pl. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM E3160 ♂, Platypus Bay, QLD.
  Paratype(s) USNM 53427 ♀, Platypus Bay, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Sand, sandy mud, and mud substrates, sometimes with sponge and rock fragments, depth 5–120 m.

 

General References

Griffin, D.J.G. 1973. A revision of the Spider Crabs of the genus Phalangipus (Crustacea, Brachyura, Majidae). Journal of Natural History 7: 165-207 [168] (redescribed and figured)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Jun-2012		04-Jun-2012	MOVED
15-Feb-2012		15-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)