Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Trapezionida

Trapezionida tetracantha (Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2017)



World Distribution
Macpherson et al. (2017) - Mozambique, Madagascar, La Réunion Island, between 53 and 465 m.
(Macpherson et al., 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Glorieuses, Comoros (Grande Comore) - 185-267 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (facultative)

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 53-465 m

Mayotte data
Trapezionida tetracantha - Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: Appendix 1 - Cruise BIOMAGLO - Glorieuses - Stn DW4800, 11°27’S, 47°19’E, 240-255 m, 24 January 2017 - Grande Comore - Stn DW4838, 11°59’S, 43°31’E, 185-267 m, 29 January 2017

Réunion data
Munida tetracantha Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2017: 28, Réunion, 1 ov. female, 5.2 mm, La Réunion Island, MD32, Stn HY75, 21º21.6? S, 55º26.7? E, 380–465 m, 24 Aug. 1982 (MNHN-IU-2014-13600).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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