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Decapoda - Axiidea - Callianassidae - Rayllianassa

Rayllianassa amboinensis (De Man, 1888)

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World Distribution
Ambon, Indonesia (de Man 1888; Zehntner 1894); Eylath, Israel (Holthuis 1958); Dampier Archipelago, western Australia (Poore & Griffin 1979); Heron Island, Queensland, Australia (Sakai 1984); Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia (Sakai 1988); New Caledonia (Ngoc-Ho 1991); Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Easter Island.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 15-97 m

New Caledonia data
Callianassa amboinensis - Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW392 — Ngoc Ho N, Etudes & Theses 1.
Callianassa ngochoae Sakai, 1999: xx, New Caledonia [same than Ngoc Ho; accepted as a junior synonym of R. amboinensis]

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
EASTER ISLAND - 'Calliananssa amboinensis (DeMan)' (sic). - DiSalvo et al., 1988: 458, tab. 4 (Easter Island, scuba dives 15-60m, det. Holthuis & Fransen). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Callianassa amboinensis - Ngoc-Ho, 2005: 68, fig. 12 (Marquesas Islands. Hiva Oa, Alis, MUSORSTOM 9, stn 1204, 9°52.6’S, 139°03.2’W, 60-62 m, 20.VIII.1997, 1 ovigerous female, cl. 3 mm, tl. 12 mm (MNHN Th 1431).

Other data
Musorstom 3 Philippines, CP117 — Ngoc Ho N, Zoosystema 27, 1: 47-83
Musorstom 9 Polynesie, DW1204 — Ngoc Ho N, Zoosystema 27, 1: 47-83

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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