Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Tomopagurus

Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009, Checklist) - Western Atlantic. North Carolina, Florida Strait, Gulf Mexico, Yucatan Strait, Brazil. 75-360 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 75-360 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: North Carolina, Florida Strait, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatant Strait, Brazil. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe, St Lucia). 75-360 m. WA.
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981a: 23, tab. 4, off St Lucia [R/V Oregon, 1966, st. 5956, 230 m].
Tomopagurus wassi - Guadeloupe - Coll. Lamy, 2002-2003, traps & nets 100-300 m, det McLaughlin, 2005 (MNHN).
Tomopagurus wassi - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. DW4577, 17 June 2015, 16°18.98'N, 60°53.52'W, 402-358 m [Depth range extented from 360 to 358-403 m], MNHN-IU-2013-18971.
Comment: present determination is based on Mclaughlin (1981, key and description including color pattern of meri of ambulatory legs with meri each with a prominent vertical stripe of orange medially and tinged with orange distally and proximally.

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Benthopagurus schmitti Wass, 1963: 136, Guyana, Suriname [in part, some stations of R/V Oregon 1957–1958: off Venezuela, Guyana, st. 1985, 3/11/1957, 09°41' N, 59°47' W, 150 fms (274 m); Suriname, st. 2286, 8/09/1958, 07°26' N, 54°49' W, 105-120 fms (192–219 m)]. Not Benthopagurus schmitti Wass, 1963 now accepted as Tomopagurus cokeri but T. wassi instead [corrections in McLaughlin (1981, tab. 4)].
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981a: tab. 4, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil Amapá [R/V Oregon st. 1985 (off Venezuela/Guyana), 2286 (off Suriname), and 2066 (off Brazil Amapá)].
Tomopagurus wassi – Melo, 1999: 148, Guianas [in Distribution].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 75–360 m.
Remark – There are some errors in R/V Oregon stations in McLaughlin (1981), corrected herein by checking Bullis & Thompson (1965) and online NMNH Collections 2023.

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