Species Tylocarcinus dumerilii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
- Chorinus dumerilii Milne Edwards, H. 1834. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces Animaux. Paris : Librairie encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 1 xxxv 468 pp. [316].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀ adult, Vanikora Island, Santa Cruz. - Tylocarcinus gracilis Miers, E.J. 1879. Descriptions of new or little known species of Maioid Crustacea (Oxyrhyncha) in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 1-28 pls 4, 5 [15].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 62.35 2♂ 4♀, 'Eastern Seas'. - Hyastenus macrospinosus Ward, M. 1935. Notes on a collection of crabs from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 9: 5-28 pls 1-3 [Dated as 1934 but published in Feb 1935, see Low & Tan (2009)] [6 pl. 1 fig. 4, 4a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♀ (originally said to be retained in the `Ward collection' (AM, Sydney), but not found by Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expeditie Monographie 39(c4): 1–335, 112 text-figs 22 pls), Christmas Island; BMNH ♂ (possible depository institution), Christmas Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H. 1986. The Decapoda Brachyura of the Siboga Expedition. Part VIII. Majidae. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 39(c4): 1-335, 112 text-figs 22 pls [197]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Central Pacific (Christmas Island through Indonesia to Paumotu and Cook Islands).
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
From coral heads.
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 | ||
| 15-Feb-2012 | 15-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |