Decapoda - Brachyura - Pilumnidae - Pilumnus

Pilumnus turgidulus aff. Rathbun, 1911

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World Distribution
Comoros (Mayotte)

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 6-10 m

Mayotte data
Pilumnus aff turgidulus Rathbun, 1911
Material examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 19, Islet Handrema north, 6-10 m, 1 F 3.4 x 4.7 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-7232, pre-det. J. Poupin October 2011.
Remarks — This specimen not determined to species level. It has superficial ressemblances with the photograph of Pilumnus turgidulus in Rathun (1911, pl. 19, fig. 1) but this is not this species.
Geographic and depth ranges — Mayotte (this work), 6-10 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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