Decapoda - Brachyura - Epialtidae - Samadinia

Samadinia longispina Ng & Richer de Forges, 2013

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World Distribution
Ng & Richer de Forges (Zootaxa, 2013) - French Polynesia and New Caledonia. 680-988 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 680-988 m

New Caledonia data
Samadinia longispina Ng & Richer de Forges, 2013: 358, EXBODI: 1 ovigerous female (12.9 × 8.9 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1678), stn CP 3911, Astrolabe reefs, northern New Caledonia, 19°50’S 165°33’E, 680–802 m, coll. RV Alis, 23 September 2011. — 1 female (13.8 × 9.6 mm) (ZRC ex MNHN-IU-2013-1688), stn CP 3911, Astrolabe reefs, northern New Caledonia, 19°50’S 165°33’E, 680–802 m, RV Alis, 23 September 2011.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
FRENCH POLYNESIA - Samadinia longispina Ng & Richer de Forges, 2013: 358, Holotype: male (25.3 × 17.9 mm) (MNHN-IU-2011-4190), stn CP 3381, 15°41’S 146°56’W, French Polynesia, south of Society Islands (Tuamotu, near Kaukura), Tarava Seamounts, 830–988 m, coll. TARASOC, RV Alis, 5 October 2009 (note, not Tarava Seamounts but Kaukura).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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