Species Pyromaia tuberculata (Lockington, 1877)
- Inachus tuberculatus Lockington, W.N. 1877. Remarks on the Crustacea of the Pacific coast, with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7 1876: 28-36 [30].
Type data:
Syntype(s) CAS, San Diego Bay, California. - Neorhynchus mexicanus Rathbun, M.J. 1894. Description of new Genera and Species of Crabs from the West Coast of North America and Sandwich Islands in Scientific Results of Explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross" No. XXIV. Proceedings of the United States National Museum XVI: 223-260.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McLay, C.L. 2009. New records of crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the New Zealand region, including a new species of Rochina A.Milne-Edwards, 1875 (Majidae), and a revision of the genus Dromia Weber, 1795 (Dromiidae). Zootaxa 2111: 1-66 [29-30]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Brazil. Introduced by shipping to Western Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
Introduced from eastern Pacific.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
- Ahyong, S.T. 2005. Range extension of two invasive crab species in eastern Australia: Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus) and Pyromaia tuberculata (Lockington). Marine Pollution Bulletin 50: 460–462 [460–461]
- McLay, C.L. 2009. New records of crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the New Zealand region, including a new species of Rochina A.Milne-Edwards, 1875 (Majidae), and a revision of the genus Dromia Weber, 1795 (Dromiidae). Zootaxa 2111: 1-66 [29-30]
Ecological Descriptors
Subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range is intertidal to 650 m.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 25-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 21-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED |