Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Actaea peronii

  • Author and date of publication

    Milne Edwards, 1834

  • Preferred Common name

    Thorn-legged Crab

  • Other Common Names

    Spiky Stone Crab

  • Date Identified

    2015

  • Identified By

    Dr C A. Farrelly - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    CRUST

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    CRUST 20

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA

  • Date Visited From

    8/04/1989

  • Date Visited To

    8/04/1989

  • Depth From (m)

    13

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    CRUST 20

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    "The Whaleback", bommie 0.5 km S of Point Hicks

  • Latitude

    -37.8083

  • Longitude

    149.28

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84