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Species Xiphonectes longispinosus (Dana, 1852)

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

East Indo-west Central Pacific (Madagascar to Japan and Hawai'i).


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, coral reef, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

From 3–100 m depth.

 

General References

Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda—Anomura, Brachyura. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 pp. [468] ('P. longispinosus' appears to comprise a species-complex of about four species or subspecies; accurate identification is impossible at present because of the loss of Dana's type material; a neotype must be erected to resolve the confusion)

Stephenson, W. 1976. Notes on Indo-West-Pacific Portunids (Decapoda, Portunidae) in the Smithsonian Institution. Crustaceana 31(1): 11-26 [16] (species status)

 

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
10-May-2012 10-May-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)