Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Agononida

Agononida africerta Poore & Andreakis, 2012

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World Distribution
Poore & Andreakis (2014: 207) - Between Madagascar and Mozambique, 12°S–25°S; 446–695 m (median 508 m) depth
(Macpherson et al., 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Glorieuses, Mayotte - 460-833 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 446-833 m

Mayotte data
Agononida africerta - Poore & Andreakis, 2014, Zootaxa: 205, MADAGASCAR. Between Nosy-bé and Banc du Leven: 12°26'S, 48°13'E, 578–580 m (MIRIKY stn CP3192), MNHN IU-2010-1158* (male, 21 mm; 5 females, 10–17 mm); 12°30'S, 48°08'E, 691–695 m (MIRIKY stn CP3187), MNHN IU-2010-1154 (15 individuals); 12°40'S, 48°12'E, 492–524 m (MIRIKY stn CP3184), MNHN IU-2009-1892* (male, 14 mm), MNHN IU-2010-1155* (male, 16 mm; female, 16 mm); 12°31'S, 48°15'E, 415–416 m (MIRIKY stn CP3190), MNHN IU-2010-1150* (ovigerous female, 16 mm); 12°34'S, 48°09'E, 613–625 m (MIRIKY stn CP3186), MNHN IU-2010-1152* (female, 19 mm); 12°42'S, 48°11'E, 584–624 m (MIRIKY stn CP3222), MNHN IU-2010-1156* (7 individuals), MNHN IU-2010-1157* (2 females, 9 mm); 12°51'S, 48°08'E, 558–592 m (MIRIKY stn CP3180), MNHN IU-2010-1153* (male, 16 mm; juvenile).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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