Species Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
- Trapezia septata Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea. U. S. Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia : C. Sherman Vol. 13 1618 pp. [Pt 1: 1–685; Pt 2: 686–1618] [260 pl. 15 fig. 9a].
Type data:
Status unknown, (type material lost, see Galil, B. & Lewinsohn, C. 1985. On the taxonomic status of Trapezia areolata Dana and Trapezia septata Dana (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 48(3): 286–293 [289]), Sooloo [Sulu] Sea, between Borneo and Philippines. - Trapezia reticulata Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Cancroidea et Coryoidea: Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars IV. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 31-40 [37].
Type data:
Status unknown, ♂ (presumed lost), Ryukyu Archipelago (as 'Loo Choo'). - Trapezia areolata inermis Milne Edwards, A. 1873. Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Pt. 2. Groupe des Cyclometopes Neptunens. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 9: 155-332 pls 4-18 [259 pl. 10 fig. 6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 2915 2♂, New Caledonia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Galil, B. & Lewinsohn, C. 1985. On the taxonomic status of Trapezia areolata Dana and Trapezia septata Dana (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 48(3): 286-293 [288]
Distribution
States
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), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Symbiotic with branching corals (mostly Pocilloporidae).
General References
Castro, P. 1997. Trapeziid crabs (Brachyura: Xanthoidea: Trapeziidae) of New Caledonia, eastern Australia, and the Coral Sea. pp. 59-107 in Richer de Forges, B. (ed.). Les fondes meubles des lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Sédimentologie, Benthos). Études & Thèses. Paris : ORSTOM Vol. 3. [90]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |