Genus Pontocaris Spence Bate, 1888

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• Pontocaris Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura 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 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [495] [name placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1957); gender feminine].

  Type species:

   Pontocaris propensalata Bate, 1888 by subsequent designation, see Holthuis, L.B. 1947. Nomenclatorical notes on European Macrurous Crustacea Decapoda. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 27: 312-322 [320].

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129-202.
• Pontocheras Bruce, A.J. 1988. A new crangonid shrimp Pontocheras arafurae gen. nov. et sp. nov., from the Arafura Sea. Zoologica Scripta 17(2): 213-221 figs 1-7 [213] [gender masculine].

  Type species:

   Pontocheras arafurae Bruce, 1988 by original designation.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Holthuis, L.B. 1993. The Recent Genera of the Caridean and Stenopodidean Shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda). Alblasserdam : Ridderprint Offsetdrukkerij B.V. 328 pp. [296]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans, most species in the Indo-Malay region.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

General References

Chan, T.-Y. 1996. Crustacea Decapoda Crangonidae: Revision of the three closely related genera Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846, Pontocaris Bate, 1888 and Parapontocaris Alcock, 1901. pp. 269-336 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 15. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 168: 1-539 [290] (generic revision and key to species)

 

History of changes

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