Genus Thenus Leach, 1816
- Thenus Leach, W.E. 1816. A tabular view of the external characters of four classes of animal which Linne arranged under Insecta: with the distribution of the genera composing three of these classes into orders &c. and descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11(2): 306-400 & 'Errata' [dated 1815, but published 24 January 1816] [335, 338] [gender masculine].
Type species:
Thenus indicus Leach, 1815 by monotypy. - Sagaritis Billberg, G.J. 1820. Enumeratio Insectorum in Museo Gustave Johann Billberg. Stockholm : Typis Gadelianis 4 unnumbered + 138 pp. [In Latin] [134] [gender feminine].
Type species:
Scyllarus orientalis Lund, 1793 by monotypy. - Scyllibacus Desjardins, J. 1831. [no title]. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1: 46 [46] [if Scyllibacus orientalis Desjardins is an alternative combination of Scyllarus orientalis Lund, 1793, Scyllibacus is suppressed as a junior objective synonym; gender masculine].
Type species:
Scyllibacus orientalis Desjardins, 1831 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, 13: i-viii, 1-292 [227]
Introduction
The genus was revised by Burton & Davie (2007), and five Indo-west Pacific species were recognised, with only two from Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
General References
Burton, T.E. 1996. Comparative spermiomorphism and taxonomic implications within the Genus Thenus (Decapoda : Scyllaridae). Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology 28(4): 499-506
Burton, T.E. & Davie, P.J.F 2007. A revision of the shovel-nosed lobsters of the genus Thenus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae), with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 1429: 1-38
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |