Stomatopoda - Unipeltata - Squillidae - Meiosquilla

Meiosquilla quadridens (Bigelow, 1893)



World Distribution
(Sasaki, 2019) - WA, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil (Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte to Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro). 45-137 m. 29 m in Holthuis (1959). 1 m in Müller (1994).

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-137 m

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Squilla quadridens – Holthuis, 1959b: 189, Suriname [R/V Coquette, 1957; 29 m]. — Manning, 1961: 14, Guyana [R/V Oregon, st. 2249, 07°40’N, 57°34’W, August 31, 1958, 30/27 fms (49-55 m), 1 male USNM]. — Bullis & Thompson, 1965: 13, Guyana, Suriname [R/V Oregon, st. 2249, 7°40' N, 57°34' W, 30 fathoms, 55 m].
Meiosquilla quadridens – Manning, 1969: 107, Guyana, Suriname [British Guiana: 1 male, 33.4; Oregon st. 2249; USNM 103503; Suriname: 1 female, 32.3; off the mouth of the Suriname River; Coquette st. 4; RMNH 318. 0–137 m]. — Coelho & Koening, 1972: tab. 1, Brazil Amapá.
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 0–137 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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