Species Xanthias elegans (Stimpson, 1858)
- Xanthodes elegans 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 [33].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 61.44 ♂, 'Simoda' Japan; BMNH 61.44 ♂ (dry), 'Simoda' Japan. - Xanthodes atromanus Haswell, W.A. 1881. On some new Australian Brachyura. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(3): 540-551 [542].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G5541, Australia (no locality specified).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Odhner, T. 1925. Monographierte Gattungen der Krabbenfamilie Xanthidae. I. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar 29(1): 1-92 figs 1-7 pls 1-5 [84]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Norfolk Island Province (21), 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), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, reef flat, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Coral rubble, rock or shell bottom, depth to 35 m.
General References
Forest, J. & Guinot, D. 1961. Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de Tahiti et des Tuamotu. Expedition française sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle–Calédonie. Volume préliminaire. Paris. pp. ix-xi, 1-195 178, text-figs 18 pls [fig. 72] (male first gonopod figured from QLD specimen)
Morgan, G.J. 1990. A collection of Thalassinidea, Anomura and Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 265: 1-90 [50]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |