Species Phalangipus longipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Cancer longipes Linnaeus, C. 1758. Cancer. pp. 625-634 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [629].
Type data:
Neotype USNM 138270 ♂, N Andaman Sea.
Subsequent designation 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 [182].
Cancer aragnoides Rumphius, G.E. 1705. D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, behelzende eene beschryvinge van allerhande zoo weeke als harde schaalvisschen, te weeten raare Krabben, Kreeften, en diergelyke Zeedieren, als mede allerhande Hoorntjes en Schulpen, die men in d'Amboinsche Zee vindt : daar beneven zommige Mineraalen, Gesteenten, en soorten van Aarde, die in d'Amboinsche, en zommige omleggende Eilanden gevonden worden : Verdeelt in drie bocken, &c. Rumpf, Georg Eberhard, 1627–1702. Amsterdam Vol. 1. 340 pp. 60 pls. [16 pl. 8 fig. 4] [pre-Linnaean name].
Cancer lar Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 2 viii 519 pp. [467].

Queensland, Western Australia

Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Sri Lanka to Philippines and New Guinea).

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Continental shelf, subtidal.

Sand and sandy mud substrates often with shells and rubble, depth 10–100 m.

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
04-Jun-2012	04-Jun-2012	MOVED
15-Feb-2012	15-Feb-2012	MOVED
10-May-2012	16-Aug-2011	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)