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Decapoda - Brachyura - Portunidae - Achelous

Achelous affinis Faxon, 1893

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World Distribution
(Hendrickx, 1995b: 134) - Eastern Pacific, from gulf of California to Peru; Oceanic Islands: Revillagigedo (Clarion), Clipperton, Coco, Malpelo, Galapagos.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-5 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
CLIPPERTON - Portunus (Achelous) affinis. - Garth, 1965: 14 (Clipperton). - Portunus xantusii affinis - Hendrickx, 1995b: 134 (distribution).

Comment(s) on data
For generic classification of this species see Koch et al. (2023).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database