Species Pinnixa faba (Dana, 1851)
- Pinnothera faba Dana, J.D. 1851. Crustacea Grapsoidea, (Cyclometopa, Edwardsii): Conspectus Crustacearum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descriptsit J.D. Dana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5: 247-254 [253].
Type data:
Holotype ♀ (lost), Puget, Oregon, USA.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Pacific Ocean (North America between California and Alaska).
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
Ecological Descriptors
Commensal.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in bivalves, with nudibranchs, in the atrial cavity of trunicates, in cloaca of holothurians.
General References
Schmitt, W.L., McCain, J.C. & Davidson, E.S. 1973. Decapoda I: Brachyura I: Fam. Pinnotheridae. Crustaceorum Catalogus 3: 1-160 [108] (Australian records probably based on misidentifications)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |