Decapoda - Polychelida - Polychelidae - Pentacheles

Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 914-3365 m. Worldwide, except polar regions?

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 839-3365 m

New Caledonia data
Halipro 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, BT105 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP60 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387
Halipro 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, BT103 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387
Halipro 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, BT22 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387
Halipro 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, BT95 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Dominica, Martinique, St Vincent). 839-3365 m. Pantropical.
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880a: 65, Dominica, Martinique [R/V Blake, 1030-1131 brasses].
Polycheles validus - Bouvier, 1925: 434, Dominica, Martinique, St Vincent (Bequia) [R/V Blake]

Wallis & Futuna data
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP621 #Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP623 #Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387

Other data
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1111 — Galil BS, Musorstom 21, 184: 285-387

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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