Fiddler Crabs Home

Wellington

Included Within
New Zealand
Note
Kirk (1880) described a new species of fiddler crab from Wellington, New Zeland, but there is no subsequent evidence of fiddler crabs there. More than likely, this specimens (which has been subsequently lost) was collected elsewhere or were stray individuals that washed up on New Zeland during storms without representing an established population.
Approximate Coordinates
41.288889°S, 174.777222°E
The red marker indicates the coordinates used to represent this location, yellow markers all other locations contained within this location. Purple markers indicate fossil-only locations or sub-locations.

Currently Recognized Species

None

Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

Specific Names Which Have Been Used for This Area

References

Bennett (1964), Chilton & Bennett (1929), Crane (1975), Filhol (1885), Ives (1891), Kirk (1880), Miers (1886), Ng et al. (2008), Shih et al. (2016)

Entries marked with represent indirect references to location through citation.