Decapoda - Astacidea - Nephropidae - Thaumastocheles

Thaumastocheles massonktenos Chang, Chan & Ahyong, 2014



World Distribution
Chang et al. (2014) - Known with certainty from the South China Sea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Madagascar; 713-1110 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 713-1110 m

New Caledonia data
Chang et al., 2014, J. Crust. Biol. - New Caledonia, 22°2'S, 165°57'E, 800 m, 1 damaged right (major) cheliped 1 (MNHN IU-2012-778); BATHUS 1, stn CP660, 21°10.5'S, 165°53.2'E, 786-800 m, 13 March 1993, 1 damaged female cephalothorax cl about 36 mm (MNHN IU-2012-779); BATHUS 2, stn CP743, 22°35.6'S, 166°26.6'E, 713-950 m, 14 May 1993, 1 male cl 14.9 mm (MNHN IU-2017-780, Barcode ID: THAU00513); HALIPRO 1, stn CP867, 21°26.155'S, 166°18.174'E, 720-950 m, 22 March 1994, 1 damage male cephalothorax cl about 50 mm (MNHN IU-2012-771, Barcode ID: THAU00313

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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