Species Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
- Albunea occultus Boyko, C.B. 2002. A worldwide revision of the recent and fossil sand crabs of the Albuneidae Stimpson and Blepharipodidae, new family (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Hippoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 272. 396 pp. [[313-320, figs 100, 101]] [original spelling].
Type data:
Holotype AM P20486 ♂, Darwin, Northern Territory.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Andaman Islands; southern Japan southward to the eastern and western coasts of Australia, at up to 82 m deep
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Boyko. C.B. 2020. New records of sand crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Albuneidae and Blepharipodidae) from the Western Pacific with description of two new species of Paralbunea Serène, 1977. Zoological Studies 59: 1-16 [3]
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [23]
Ecological Descriptors
Subtidal.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 13-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 05-May-2011 | ADDED |