Decapoda - Brachyura - Chasmocarcinidae - Chasmocarcinus
| Chasmocarcinus cylindricus Rathbun, 1901 |
World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009, Checklist) - Western Atlantic, 13-1967 m. GMx, Antil, Col, Brazil.
Ng & Castro (2016, Zootaxa) - Florida, West Indies, Panama and Colombia to Brazil (south to São Paulo state). Depth: 9–1967 m (Felder et al. 2009).
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 9-1967 m
Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad). 9-1967 m. WA.
Chasmocarcinus cylindricus - Ng & Castro, 2016: 19, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad [Guadeloupe, from Karubenthos 2012: 2 males (MNHN-IU-2013-9002), 3 males, 4 females (MNHN-IU-2013-9003) [photographed], Anse à la Barque, stn GD12, 16°05.52’N, 61°46.59’W, 45 m, 09.05.2012; 1 male, 1 female (MNHN-IU-2013-9001) [photographed], Anse à la Barque, stn GD15, 16°05.39’N, 61°41.48’W, 50 m, 10.05.2012; 1 male (MNHN-IU-2013-9000), Îlot Cochon, stn GD46, 16°13.02’N, 61°32.89’W, 10 m, 20.05.2012; 15 males, 19 females (MNHN-IU-2013-13077); 1 female (MNHN-IU-2013-8998), stn GD47, 16°12.95’N, 61°33.03’W, 13 m, 20.05.2012; 10 juveniles (MNHN-IU-2013-8999), stn GD48, 16°11.21’N, 61°32.51’W, 27 m, 20.05.2012; 79 males, 93 females, 1 juvenile (MNHN-IU-2013-13078); 7 male, 9 females (MNHN-IU-2013-13076), stn GD56, 16°18.73’N, 61°32.29’W, 18 m, 20.05.2012].
Chasmocarcinus cylindricus - Guadeloupe, Karubenthos 2012, det. J. Poupin October 2013, 1 F 3.7x4.8 mm, st. GN18, 40 m, JL694 (photo field, labo), ?MNHN-IU-2013-16278 (st. is GR10, 29 m, for this number, in Paris collection database) - See Comment.
Comment: One specimen determined in 2013 by J. Poupin with this comment "This species can be confused with Chasmocarcinus chacei Felder & Rabalais, 1986. Chasmocarcinus cylindricus has been described from Puerto Rico (7-172 fathoms, 13-315 m) and it is also known from Jamaica. The specimen examined has a 'well-defined raised ridge on the anterolateral margin' while this ridge is lacking in C. chacei (cf. Felder & Rabalais, 1986). Although this new record for Guadeloupe is made rather confidently it would interesting to examine comparison material of both species to check it". Much more specimen of this species collected during Karubenthos 2012 (not seen by J. Poupin) were examined by Ng & Castro (2016) who have confirmed C. cylindricus.
Comment(s) on data
Burrow-dwelling infaunal species
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database