Species Uroptychus australis (Henderson, 1885)
- Diptychus australis Henderson, J.R. 1885. Diagnoses of the new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16(5): 407-421 [420].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1888:33 ♂ (Challenger Expedition), off Port Jackson, 750 m [34°13´S, 151°38´E].Subsequent designation references:
Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [28].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Makassar Strait, off Banda, in 458-1150 m; Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Kiribati, Hunter-Matthew, Norfolk Ridge, Lord Howe Rise, in 331-1218 m.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Baba, K. 2018. Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: Uroptychus and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura. In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos vol. 30. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 212: 1-132 [77]
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [17]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Hard ground, volcanic mud, depth 458–1150 m
General References
Ahyong, S.T. & Poore, G.C.B. 2004. The Chirostylidae of southern Australia (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura). Zootaxa 436: 1-88 [18-21, fig. 3] (redescribed and figured)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 13-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Apr-2012 | 04-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |