Species Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886
Three-spined Spider Crab
- Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, E.J. 1886. Report on the Brachyura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 17(49): i-xlix 1-362 pls 1-29 [13 pl. 2 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1884.31 ♀, N of the Admiralty Islands [01°54'S 146°39'40"E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Indonesia to Philippines and Japan).
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy mud substrates, often with broken shell and stones, depth 198–820 m.
General References
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. [297] (records of this species from Australia are in dispute. Guinot & Richer de Forges (1986) argue that P. wyvillethomsoni is only known from the holotype female, and that east coast Australian material belongs to P. remifera; while the specimens from the south of Australia probably belong to an undescribed taxon which they refer to as P. 'aff.' wyvillethomsoni)
Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [47]
Guinot, D. & Richer de Forges, B. 1986. Crustacés Décapodes: Majidae (genres Platymaia, Cyrtomaia, Pleistacantha, Sphenocarcinus et Naxioides). pp. 83-177 pls 1-11 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM I et II. Philippines (1976, 1980), Tome 2. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A (Zool.) 133: 1-525 [90]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Feb-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |