Decapoda - Anomura - Munidopsidae - Munidopsis

Munidopsis platirostris (A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1894)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 101-842 m. Fla Str, Yuc Str, NW Carib, Antil.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 101-842 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Florida Strait, Yucatan Strait, northwestern Caribbean Sea, Antilles. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Vincent, Barbados), IOV (?Curaçao). 101-842 m. WA.
Orophorynchus platirostris A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1894a: 286, 287 [key]. — A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1897a: 114, pl. 9, figs 12–15, pl. 10, fig. 3, Barbados [R/V Hassler].
Munidopsis platirostris - Schmitt, 1935: 180, Barbados, Curaçao [Record from Curaçao doubtful according to Mayo (1974: 223)]. - Mayo, 1974: 216, Dominica, St Vincent [R/V Pillsbury]. - Abele & Kim, 1986: 36, Dominica, Barbados. - Baba et al., 2008: 154, Barbados [Catalog].
Munidopsis platirostris - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. CP4543, 13 June 2015, 16°39.83'N, 61°33.03'W, 385-399 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18906; st. CP4569, 17 June 2015, 16°17.25'N, 60°59.78'W, 359-250 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18952; st. DW4586, 21 June 2015, 15°59.62'N, 61°22.51'W, 251-204 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18998; st. CP4624, 26 June 2015, 15°56.23'N, 61°30.67'W, 242-243 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19117; st. CP4636, 27 June 2015, 15°50.2'N, 61°26.31'W, 262-262 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19145.
Comment: the color pattern examined on 5 distinct specimens show the remarkable dorsomedian longitudinal band on carapace continuing on abdome is sometimes indistinct or even almost totally absent.

Comment(s) on data
the pair of gastric tubercles on carapace, present in this species, is not clear on all photos and must be checked on specimens photographed.

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