Genus Uroptychus Henderson, 1888
- Uroptychus Henderson, J.R. 1888. Report on the Anomura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 27: 1-221 21 pls [173] [nom. nov. for Diptychus A. Milne Edwards, 1880].
- Diptychus Milne Edwards, A. 1880. No. 1. Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877, '78, '79, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., Commanding. VIII. Etudes préliminaires sur les Crustacés. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 8(1): 1-68 pls 1-2 [61] [junior homonym of Diptychus Steindachner, 1866 (Pisces)].
Type species (included species):
Diptychus uncifer A. Milne Edwards, 1880; Diptychus rugosus A. Milne Edwards, 1880; Diptychus nitidus A. Milne Edwards, 1880; Diptychus intermedius A. Milne Edwards, 1880; Diptychus armatus A. Milne Edwards, 1880
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
Chirostylidae: Uroptychus pilosus Baba, 1981 [Uroptychus pilosus as mentioned by Ahyong & Poore (2004: 71, fig. 21) from New South Wales, is an undescribed species] — 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] [40]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Province (17), Timor Province (2), Macquarie Island Province (24), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
- Baba, K. 1988. Chirostylid and galatheid crustaceans (Decapoda: Anomura) of the "Albatross" Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910. Researches on Crustacea Spec. No. 2: i-v, 1-203
- 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]
General References
Baba, K. 2005. Deep-sea chirostylid and galatheid crustaceans (Decapoda: Anomura) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a list of species. Galathea Report 20: 1-317 (List and key to species)
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] (List of species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 04-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 22-Dec-2016 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1803 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Apr-2012 | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |