Decapoda - Brachyura - Pseudorhombilidae - Perunorhombila

Perunorhombila nitida (Chace, 1940)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 348-476 m. Fla Str, N Cuba - 212/241 m in Poupin & Corbari (2016).

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 212-476 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: WA. Florida Strait, North of Cuba. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe). 212/241-476 m.
Perunorhombila nitida - Poupin & Corbari, 2016: in press, Guadeloupe (first record for Lesser Antilles), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin, st. DW4547, 14 June 2015, 16°31.76'N, 61°33.03'W, 380-358 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18961; st. DW4588 or CP4588, 21 June 2015, 16°1.85'N, 61°24'W, 416-251 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18994; st. DW4621, 26 June 2015, 15°56.76'N, 61°32.19'W, 241-212 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19098.
Comment: the determination is made without doubt according to the figure available in Chace (1940: 45, fig. 17). This is a first record for Lesser Antilles. Minimum depth range is set herein to 212/241 m instead of 348 m previously.

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