Species Pontocaris propensalata Spence Bate, 1888
- Pontocaris propensalata 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 [496 pl. 86 fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (Challenger stn 192; 140 fms), E off the Kei Islands, S of Papua [5°49'15''S 132°4'15''E]. - Pontocaris media Alcock, A.W. & Anderson, A.R.S. 1899. Natural history notes from H.M. royal Indian marine survey ship "Investigator", Commander T.H. Heming, R.N., commanding. Ser. III, No. 2. An account of the deep-sea Crustacea dredged during the surveying-season of 1897–1898. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 3: 1-27, 278-292 [282].
Type data:
Status unknown, IM, Andaman Sea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [291]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, continental shelf, continental slope, oceanic province, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 100–525 m.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |