Species Pisidia dispar (Stimpson, 1858)
Little Porcelain Crab
- Porcellana dispar Stimpson, W. 1858. Crustacea Anomura: 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 VII. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 225-252 [229, 242].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (presumed lost), Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW. - Porcellana rostrata Baker, W.H. 1905. Notes on South Australian Decapod Crustacea. Part III. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 252-269 [260 pl. 35 figs 1, 1a,].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA ♂ ♀, Investigator Straits, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Haig, J. 1981. Porcellanid crabs from the Indo-west Pacific, Part II. Steenstrupia 7(12): 269-291 [278]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-west Pacific (Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Moluccas, New Caledonia to Fiji).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), 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
Continental shelf, coral reef, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in sheltered situations under stones and in coral crevices, depth to 188 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |