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Decapoda - Brachyura - Pilumnidae - Pilumnus

Pilumnus spinosissimus Rathbun, 1898

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World Distribution
(Sasaki, 2022; WoRMS, 2025, GBIF 2025) - Western Atlantic. East coast of USA, Antilles, and Brazil (from RN to SC), 5-20 m to 164 m
(Felder et al. 2009) - E Fla–SE GMx, Antil, Brz - 5-20 m

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 5-164 m

Lesser Antilles data
Lesser Antilles, ?IOV (?Bonaire), ICA (Saba, Martinique)
Pilumnus spinosissimus Rathbun, 1898 - From GBIF 2025, based on University of Miami, Voss Marine Invertebrate, 2 samples:
Martinique, 14.45, -60.966667, 1969-07-09, coll. Pillsburry-907, 164 m, det. Rick V Sternberg.
Bonaire, Saint-Eustache et Saba, 17.416667, -63.383333 (is Saba), 1969-07-20, coll. Pillsburry-965, 27 m, det. Rick V Sternberg.

https://www.gbif.org/fr/occurrence/search?has_geospatial_issue=false&taxon_key=2227620&geometry=POLYGON((-70.61432%207.40797,-54.46413%207.40797,-54.46413%2021.0686,-70.61432%2021.0686,-70.61432%207.40797))&occurrence_status=present

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database