Decapoda - Anomura - Munidopsidae - Galacantha

Galacantha bellis Henderson, 1885



World Distribution
Macpherson (2007, Zootaxa) - Chile, off Valparaiso (2516 m); Bay of Bengal, Laccadive Sea (1958–2397 m). The present material was collected from Madagascar, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, central Indian Ocean, Makassar Strait (Indonesia), Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna area, between 1035 and 3800 m.
(Macpherson et al., 2020, TDSB) - Madagascar, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, central Indian Ocean, Philippines, Makassar Strait (Indonesia), Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna area, off Juan Fernandez, Chile, Japan at 1035-3800 m. Papua was caught at 840-865 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1035-3800 m

New Caledonia data
Macpherson, 2007: 9, figs 1–4 (Madagascar, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, central Indian Ocean, Makassar Strait (Indonesia), Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna area, 1035–3800 m, lectotype designation).

Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP317 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP62 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP63 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP260 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP272 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135

Wallis & Futuna data
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP621 #MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417, 1-135
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP623 #MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417, 1-135

Other data
Corindon 2 Indonesie, CH220 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417, TTTT: 1-135
Salomon 1 Salomon, CP1764 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417, TTTT: 1-135
Salomon 1 Salomon, CP1755 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417, TTTT: 1-135

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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