Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Pagurus

Pagurus curacaoensis (Benedict, 1892)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009: 1070, Texas A&M University Press). Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Carribea, Brazil. Also Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe). 367–655 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 367-655 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe), IOV (Curaçao). 367-655 m. WA.
Eupagurus curaçaoensis Benedict, 1892: 21, probably Curaçao although not formally indicated.
Phimochirus sp. - Poupin, 1994: 33, Guadeloupe [R/V Polka, 550 m, pre-det. J. Forest (MNHN)] - This record attributed to P. curacaoensis by R. Lemaitre (2010, pers com.).

Comment(s) on data
Check if this re-det. by R. Lemaitre has been published.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database