basis of record: Griffin, D.J.G. & Tranter, H.A. (1974). Spider crabs of the Family Majidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Red Sea [details]
Citation: Davie, P. (2013). Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210139 on 2013-06-19