Decapoda - Caridea - Disciadidae - Discias

Discias atlanticus Gurney, 1939



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 2-100 m. Pantropical
Chace (1972: 17) - Bermudas, Guadeloupe, Cape Verde Islands, and off Gabon; to a depth of 50 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (facultative)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 2-100 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe). 2-100 m. Pantropical.
Discias atlanticus - Monod, 1939: 557, Guadeloupe ['Basse Terre, drague, 15-20 m, 27/02/1936', det. W.L. Schmitt]. - Chace, 1972: 17, Guadeloupe.

Comment(s) on data
Kensley (1983: 8) ... however, the Indo-West Pacific material should perhaps be referred to as D. cf atlanticus

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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