Species Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)
- Cancer squamosa Herbst, J.F.W. 1790. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer Systematischen Beischreibung ihrer Verschieden Arten. Berlin & Stralsund Vol. 1 Pt 8 pp. 239–274 pls 18–21. [published from 1782–1804] [260 pl. 20 fig. 113].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB Herbst 0498 ♂, East Indies.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB Herbst 479 ♀, East Indies; ZMB Herbst 0499 ♂, East Indies; ZMB Herbst 2165 ♀, East Indies.Subsequent designation references:
Sakai, K. 1999. J. F. W. Herbst-Collection of decapod Crustacea of the Berlin Zoological Museum, with remarks on certain species. Naturalists, Tokushima Biological Laboratory, Shikoku University 6: 1-45 pls 1-21 [39] (as 'holotype'); 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. [441] (Sakai's reference to a holotype is interpreted as inference of a lectotype). - Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. 1818. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une Introduction offrant la Détermination des caractères essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturelles, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Vol. 5. 612 pp. [246] [junior objective synonym of Cancer squamosus Herbst, 1790].
Type data:
Neotype ZMB Herbst 0498 ♂ (= lectotype of Cancer squamosus Herbst, 1790), East Indies.Subsequent designation references:
Schubart, C.D. & Ng, P.K.L. 2001. On the identities of the Rafting Crabs Cancer depressus Fabricius, 1775, Cancer squamosus Herbst, 1790, Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818, and Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Plagusiidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 48(2): 327-336 [334]. - Plagusia orientalis 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] [103].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM 2012 ♂, Hong Kong, China.
Paralectotype(s) USNM 2012 ♂, Hong Kong, China.Subsequent designation references:
Schubart, C.D. & Ng, P.K.L. 2001. On the identities of the Rafting Crabs Cancer depressus Fabricius, 1775, Cancer squamosus Herbst, 1790, Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818, and Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Plagusiidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 48(2): 327-336 [332].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ng, P.K.L. 2000. On the identities of the rafting crabs Cancer depressus Fabricius, 1775, Cancer squamosus Herbst, 1790, Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818, and Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Plagusiidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 48(2): 327-336
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Oceans (Red Sea to Japan, east to Hawai'i, and in the east Pacific from Clipperton Island, southern California, and possibly Chile).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Rocky shore, may live on floating timber, and on ships' hulls.
General References
Calman, W.T. 1908. Notes on some characters of Koonunga and Anaspides. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11: 15-16 [42] (as Plagusia depressa tuberculata)
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) |