Species Polydectus cupulifer (Latreille, 1812)
- Cancer cupulifer Latreille, P.A. 1812. Crustacés et Insectes. pp. 270-280 in Milbert, J. (ed.). Voyage pittoresque à l'Ile-de-France, au Cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l'Ile de Ténériffe. Paris : Le Normant Vol. 2. [273].
Type data:
Status unknown, Ile de France [Mauritius]. - Polydectus villosus Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum, etc. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt Wilkes, U.S.N., including the Crustacea Cancroidea Corystoidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 73-86 [81].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), 'Raraka'.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Serène, R. 1984. Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de l'Océan Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. Avec un addendum par Crosnier, A.: Carpilliidae et Menippidae. Faune Tropicale 24: 1-400 figs A-C, 1-243 pls 1-48 [24]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Madagascar and Red Sea to Japan and east to Hawai'i and French Polynesia).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |