Decapoda - Brachyura - Parthenopidae - Thyrolambrus

Thyrolambrus astroides Rathbun, 1894

9 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - Western Altantic - 50-370 m. NW Cuba, Antil, Brazil, Indo-Pac (nb, J. Poupin, probably not Eastern Pacific where its sibling species is T. efflorescens nor Indo-Pac, cf. Tan Thesis). - Tan (2004: 609, Thesis) - Western Atlantic only.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 50-370 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe). 50-370 m. WA.
Thyrolambrus astroides - Guadeloupe, Karubenthos 2012, det. Macpherson, Besse 2013, 1 sp. MNHN-IU-2013-4815, st. GB03, 22 m, JL331.
Comment: Analogous species in the Eastern Pacific is Thyrolambrus efflorescens (Alcock, 1895).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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