Decapoda - Brachyura - Leucosiidae - Oreotlos

Oreotlos pala C. G. S. Tan & Ng, 1995

7 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Guam and French Polynesia ?Marquesas. Réunion.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 6-12 m

Réunion data
Oreotlos pala. - Coll. BIOLAVE, 29/11/2011, shallow-waters, divers 10-30 m, det. J. Poupin based 25/01/2013, 1F 5.8x10.7 mm, compared with illustration in Tan & Ng (1995, pl. 15B-D).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Oreotlos pala? - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ24-GR-R, Ua Pou, 6-12 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample? LC304b. Dorsal surface of carapace sculpted as in O. palla. Check with specimen and Tan & Ng (1995) keys.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database