Decapoda - Brachyura - Calappidae - Acanthocarpus
| Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 |
World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - Western Atlantic, 57-1034 m, Mass–GMx, PRico, L Antil, Brazil. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Saba, St Lucia, Grenadines).
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 57-1034 m
Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: WA, Massachusetts, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Saba, St Kitts, Guadeloupe, St Lucia, St Vincent). 57-1034 m.
Acanthocarpus alexandri - A. Milne-Edwards, 1880a: 19, Saba, St Lucia, St Vincent (Grenadines) [R/V Blake, 116-150 m]. - Faxon, 1896: 144, St Kitts [R/V Blake, st. 148, 149, 60-208 fathoms]. - A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1902: 126, pl. 24, fig. 9-11, pl. 25, fig. 7, Saba, St Lucia, Grenadines [R/V Blake, 116-150 brasses, 212-274 m]. - Rathbun, 1937: 224, Saba, St Kitts. - Felder et al., 2009: 1074, Lesser Antilles.
Acanthocarpus alexandri - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. CP4532, 11 June 2015, 16°30.06'N, 61°37.54'W, 367-362 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18836.
Comment: This is a first record for Guadeloupe Island. This species cannot be confused with any other because of its long lateral spines on the carpi of the chelipeds.
French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Acanthocarpus alexandri – Takeda, 1983: 124, Suriname, French Guiana [187–295 m]. — Corbari et al., 2015: 165–167, unnumbered tab., French Guiana.
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 57–1034 m.
Comment(s) on data
Off Ciinaouan
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database