Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Allactaea
| Allactaea lithostrota Williams, 1974 |
World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 50-640 m. Ber, NCar–Fla Str, GMx, Antil–Brazil
Brazil (from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul)
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)
Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 50-640 m
Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: WA. Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida Strait, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles to Brazil. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe), IOV (Tortuga). 50-640 m.
Allactaea lithostrota - Soto, 1986: 39(83), Tortuga [R/V Pillsbury, st. P-736, station 736, 10°57' N, 65° 52' W].
Allactaea lithostrota - Poupin & Corbari, 2016, in press, Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. DW4596, 22 June 2015, 15°56.55'N, 61°21.76'W, 164-185 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19030.
Comment: this is a first record for Guadeloupe. This crab is very distinctive by the sculpturing of its carapace. A photograph is also available in Williams (1984: 398, fig. 311)
French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Allactaea lithostrota – Williams, 1984: 397, Suriname. — Corbari et al., 2015: 165–167, unnumbered tab., French Guiana [Guyane 2014 Expedition, 2 lots in MNHN, 127–130 m, e.g. MNHN-IU-2013-2667, st. CP4398, 7/08/2014, 127–130 m, at http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/iu/2013-2667].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 50–640 m.
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database