Species Platypontonia brevirostris (Miers, 1884)
- Pontonia brevirostris Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. `Alert' 1881–2. Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London : British Museum. pp. 178–322, 513–575 pls 18–32, 46–51. [562 pl. 51 fig. B].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Seychelles.
Paratype(s) BMNH 82-54 ♂, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans, only known from QLD and Seychelles.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Commensal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In bivalve molluscs, including Pycnodonta and Pterostrea species, to 22 m depth.
General References
Bruce, A.J. 1973. The Pontoniinid shrimps collected by the Yale Seychelles Expedition, 1957–1958 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). Crustaceana 24(1): 132-142 [136]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |