Decapoda - Anomura - Munidopsidae - Galacantha

Galacantha rostrata A. Milne-Edwards, 1880



World Distribution
Baba et al. (2008), Eastern, Western Atlantic, Easter, Western Pacific, Indian Ocean. - Felder et al. (2009) - 610?-2912 m. E & W Atl, GMx–Carib, Indo-Pac.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 610-2912 m

Mayotte data
Galacantha rostrata - Macpherson, 2007: 18, NE Madagascar, Mozambique Channel, BENTHEDI, Stn 13 (between Mayotte and Glorieuses), 2300–2500 m: 1 F 17.9 mm (MNHN-Ga1574).— Stn 31 (Mayotte), 1800 m: 1 F 27.3 mm (MNHN-Ga1575)
-12.2, 46.6666666666667

New Caledonia data
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP273 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP260 — MacPherson E, Zootaxa 1417: 1-135

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Lesser Antilles, ICA (St Vincent, Tobago). 610-2912 m. Pantropical.
Galacantha rostrata A. Milne-Edwards, 1880: 52, St Vincent (Bequia) [R/V Blake, st. 236, 1591 brasses, 2910 m, Bequia]. - A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1897: 60, St Vincent (Bequia) [Bequia, 2912 m, redescription]. - Baba et al., 2008: 62, St Vincent (Grenadines) [Catalog].
Munidopsis rostrata - Chace, 1942: 75, St Vincent (Bequia) [R/V Blake]. - Mayo, 1974: 266, Tobago [R/V Pillsbury].

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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