Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Paramunida

Paramunida poorei Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2010

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World Distribution
Macpherson (2013: 307, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos) - Only known from French Polynesia (Society Archipelago), 200-500 m. The present material is from Tuamotu and Society archipelagos, at 340-440 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 200-500 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Paramunida pictura - Macpherson, 2006: 325 (coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, Austral Is. 2002, st. DW1973, DW1995, DW1999, Arago bank, Rurutu, 200-500 m), See Cabezas et al. (2010: 36) - Not Paramunida pictura Macpherson 2006: 325 (French Polynesia, Austral Archipelago, 200–500 m (= P. poorei n.sp.). - Paramunida poorei Cabezas et al., 2010: 37, Holotype: French Polynesia. BENTHAUS, Stn DW 1999, 22°24.81'S, 151°22.17'W, 23 November 2002, 270–500 m: M 9.3 mm (MNHN-Ga7490). Paratypes: French Polynesia. BENTHAUS. Stn DW 1973, 23°23.49'S, 150°43.87'W, 21 November 2002, 200–350 m: 1 M 7.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7491). — Stn DW 1995, 22°28.96'S, 151°21,85'W, 23 November 2002, 212–450 m: 1 ov. F 8.8 mm, 1 F 4.0 mm (MNHN-Ga7492).
Paramunida poorei - Macpherson (2013: 307, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos) - French Polynesia. TARASOC: Tuamotu Archipelago, stn CP 3386 (Kaukura), 400-440 m, 6 males 8.0-12.2 mm, 4 ovigerous females 8.9-13.9 mm, 4 females 9.8-10.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-6200). – Society Archipelago, stn DW 3431 (Huahine), 340-380 m, 1 male 10.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-6199).

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