Species Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spanner Crab

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific (South Africa to Japan and Hawai'i).


IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, sand bottom, subtidal.

Trade

food

Extra Ecological Information

To about 60 m depth.

 

General References

Jones, D.S. & Morgan, G.J. 1994. A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters. Chatswood, NSW : Reed 216 pp. [139] (colour picture)

 

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)