Subspecies Synalpheus neptunus neptunus (Dana, 1852)
- Alpheus neptunus Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 10-28 [22].
Type data:
Neotype USNM 135645 ♀, Tictabon Island, near Zamboanga, Philippines (presumably refers to Tictauan Islands, on the Moro Gulf side of the Basilian Strait).Subsequent designation references:
Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1972. Contributions to the knowledge of the Alpheid shrimp of the Pacific Ocean. XV. The relationship of Synalpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852) to Synalpheus theano De Man, 1911, and the establishment of a neotype for Synalpheus neptunus (Decapoda, Alpheidae). Crustaceana 23: 20-27 [24].Type locality references:
Chace, F.A., Jr 1988. The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910, Part 5: Family Alpheidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 466: 1-99 [82].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Red Sea to Japan, Philippines and Indonesia).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in coral heads, and in sponges, to depths of 70 m.
General References
Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1975. The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part 2: The genus Synalpheus. Records of the Australian Museum 29(12): 267-389 figs 1-29, appendix [317] (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |