Species Xiphonectes longispinosus (Dana, 1852)
- Amphritrite longispinosa Dana, J.D. 1852. Crustacea, Part 1. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 13(1): 1-685 [277 pl. 17 fig. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), Coral Reefs of Ovalau, Fiji. - Portunus (Xiphonectes) leptocheles 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.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Central Pacific (Madagascar to Japan and Hawai'i).
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
| 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) |