Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Xanthias

Xanthias claudiae Mendoza, 2023



World Distribution
(Mendoza, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Western Indian Ocean. Mozambique Channel, southern Madagascar, Glorioso Islands. Bathymetric range: 112-313 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 112-313 m

Mayotte data
Xanthias claudiae Mendoza, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 174, Glorieuses Islands. BIOMAGLO Stn DW4808, 11°30’S, 47°28’E, 219-224 m, 25 Jan. 2017, 1 male (crushed carapace), 15.5 by 9.5 mm (ZRC 2022.0115, ex-MNHN-IU-2017-395), 1 female, 13.2 by 8.8 mm (ZRC 2022.0116, ex-MNHN-IU-2016-6939), 1 female, 15.6 by 10.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-6940).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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