Decapoda - Anomura - Lithodidae - Paralomis

Paralomis pectinata Macpherson, 1988

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World Distribution
Macpherson (1998) - Isla Margarita (Venezuela), between 1409 and 1629 m in depth. Also Guadeloupe 926-1202 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 926-1629 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe), IOV (Margarita, Blanquilla). 926-1629 m. WA.
Paralomis pectinata Macpherson, 1988: 103, Margarita, Blanquilla [R/V Pillsbury, 1 female ov., holotype, st. P-719, 20 July 1968, 11°30' N, 64°35.5' W, 1490-1629 m].
Araignee - Gervain et al., 2002: 35, Guadeloupe [R/V Polka, trap 926-1202 m, det. J. Poupin from photo, May 2015].

Comment(s) on data
Paralomis macphersoni Muñoz & García-Isarch, 2013 is a species related to P. pectinata, described from Namibia.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database