Species Scopimera inflata A. Milne Edwards, 1873
Sand Bubbler Crab with a pile of pellets of rejected inorganic material. [Scale bar = 1cm]
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Sand Bubbler Crab rejecting a pellet of inorganic material. [Scale bar = 1cm]
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Sand Bubbler Crab with the rejects from a meal. [Scale bar = 2cm]
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A familiar scene at low tide on northern sandy beaches. [Scale bar = 30cm]
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Species Scopimera inflata A. Milne Edwards, 1873
Sand-bubbler Crab
- Scopimera inflata Milne Edwards, A. 1873. Description de quelques Crustacés nouveaux ou peu connus provenant du Musée de M.C. Godeffroy. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 1(4): 77-88 pls 12, 13 [83].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH 6081 ♀ ('co-type' in IM), 'la mer des Indes' [this vague type locality is evidently erroneous; S. inflata is a distinctive species that has subsequently only been found along the eastern coast of Australia, Davie (2002: 347)].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
According to Türkay & Davie (in prep.) Scopimera inflata should be restricted to eastern Australia, Western Australian material represents an undescribed species, and Northern Territory records belong to S. kochi Roux, 1917.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, mid intertidal, ocean beach, sand bottom.
General References
Fielder, D.R. 1970. The feeding behaviour of the sand crab Scopimera inflata (Decapoda, Ocypodidae). Journal of Zoology, London 160: 35-49
Lawton, P. & Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1992. Context-sensitivity in crab foraging studies. American Zoologist 32(396-404)
Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1987. Substrate selection and use by a deposit-feeding crab. Ecology 68(4): 995-970
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |