Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Paramunida

Paramunida cretata Macpherson, 1996

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World Distribution
Cabezas et al. (2010: 18) - Waterwitch Bank, Wallis Islands and Fiji, 300–497 m

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 300-497 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Macpherson, 1996a: 411, figs 8, 23 (Waterwitch Bank and Wallis Islands, 300–365 m). - Cabezas et al., 2010: 17, Waterwitch Bank. MUSORSTOM 7. Stn 569, 12°30.0'S, 176°51.2'W, 21 May 1992, 300–305 m: 1 ov. F 11.5 mm (holotype, MNHN-Ga 3651), 4 F 7.4–10.5 mm (MNHN-Ga3744). Wallis Islands. MUSORSTOM 7. Stn 583, 13°11.1'S, 176°14.2'W, 22 May 1992, 330–365 m: 2 M 10.0–11.4 mm, 1 ov. F 10.0 mm (USNM). — Stn 605, 13°21.3'S, 176°08.4'W, 26 May 1992, 335–340 m: 1 F 6.0 mm (MNHN-Ga3745).

Wallis & Futuna data
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, DW583 #MacPherson E, Musorstom 12, 161: 421-569
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, DW569 #MacPherson E, Musorstom 12, 161: 421-569
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, DW605 #MacPherson E, Musorstom 12, 161: 421-569

Comment(s) on data
See Cabezas et al. (2010: 17) - Not Paramunida cretata Macpherson 2004: 283 (Tonga, 371–497 m) (= P. achernar n. sp.).

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