Species Austrotheres pregenzeri Ahyong, 2018
- Austrotheres pregenzeri Ahyong, S.T. 2018. Revision of Ostracotheres H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 538–371 [547].
Type data:
Holotype AM P72226 ♀, S of Point Stephens lighthouse, Port Stephens, NSW [32°45′02″S, 152°11′35″E].
Paratype(s) AM P80529 1 ovigerous ♀, SW side Boodelbah Island, E of Port Stephens, NSW [32°42.4998′S, 152°13.5258′E]; AM P63040 1 ♂, 1 ovigerous ♀, Kurnell Pier, Botany Bay, NSW [34°00.2′S, 151°12.5′E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ostracotheres holothuriensis. —
Pregenzer, C. Jr 1988. A redescription of Pinnotheres holothuriensis Baker, 1907 and Pinnotheres subglobosus Baker, 1907 with a reassignment to the genus Ostracotheres (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 55: 17-28 [pp. 21-28, figs.10–16, 12a, 17–19]
Poore, G.C.B. 2004. Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia. A guide to identification (with chapter on Stomatopoda by Shane Ahyong). Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 574 pp. [484, 486, fig. 154c, g, pl. 26H]
Ng, P.K.L, Guinot, D. & Davie, P.J.F. 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1-286 [Date published 31 January 2008] [250]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Commensal (host(s): Herdmania grandis (Heller, 1878) [PYURIDAE] (Host records of H. momus Savigny, 1816 may be referable to this species (Ahyong 2018))).
Misidentifications
Ostracotheres holothuriensis in: Baker (1907)
Misidentifications
Pinnotheres holothuriensis in Baker (1907)
General References
Baker, W.H. 1907. Notes on South Australian Decapod Crustacea. Part V. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 31(5): 173-191 pls 23-25
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | EUBRACHYURA Saint Laurent, 1980 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 20-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 10-May-2022 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | PINNOTHERIDAE De Haan, 1833 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BRACHYURA Latreille, 1802 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2020 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 26-Feb-2019 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |