Decapoda - Brachyura - Cymonomidae - Cymopolus

Cymopolus asper A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

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World Distribution
Rathbun (1937: 99) - Leeward Islands (Montserrat).

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 271-271 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Montserrat). 271 m. Only/ICA.
Cymopolus asper A. Milne-Edwards, 1880a: 27, Montserrat [R/V Blake, st. 158, 148 brasses]. - A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1902: 74, pl. 14, fig. 1-6, pl. 15, fig. 7 (Montserrat, 148 brasses, 271 m). - Rathbun, 1937: 99, type, off Montserrat, R/V Blake, 148 fathoms.
Comment: It seems that this species has never been retreived since its original description from Montserrat. The syntype is in Paris (cf. Cleva et al., 2007: 257, MNHN-B13479).
Guinot et al., 2013: 280, Zootaxa - Cymopolus asper A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, damaged male, approximately 8.5 × 6.5 mm, paratype, West Indies Monserrat (MNHN-B13479)

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