Database of Crustacea (Decapoda, Stomatopoda)

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Decapoda - Brachyura - Carpiliidae - Carpilius

Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775)
9 Illustration(s)

Distribution : (Hendrickx, 1995b: 135) - Red Sea to Hawaii, French Polynesia, Easter I. and Clipperton. Plus Wallis & Futuna.

Remarks : Carapace 60x80 mm.

Selected Reference(s)
Carpilius convexus. - Forest, J. and Guinot, D., 1961: 37. - French Polynesia
Carpilius convexus. - Garth, J. S., 1965: 16, figs 8, 12. - Clipperton
Carpilius convexus. - Poupin, J., 1994: 45, fig. 41, pl. 5d. - French Polynesia
Carpilius convexus. - Poupin, J. and Juncker, M., 2008: . - Wallis

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)

Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Futuna, Wallis); Clipperton (intertidal to 23 m, coral rubbles); Easter Island; Austral (Arago bank, Marotiri, Rapa, Rurutu); Society (Moorea, Tahiti); Marquesas (Hatu Iti, Hiva Oa, Tahuatu, Nuku Hiva); Tuamotu (Hikueru, Makatea, Makemo, Mataiva, Moruroa, Taiaro, Takapoto, Takaroa, Rangiroa, Raroia) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m (0-60m); Hard bottom.

Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Carpilius convexus - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Futuna, Wallis). - CLIPPERTON - Carpilius convexus - Garth, 1965: 16, figs 8, 12 (Clipperton). - Richard et al., 1968: 6 (Clipperton). - Ehrhardt & Niaussat, 1970: 105 (Clipperton). - Hendrickx, 1995b: 135 (distribution). - Poupin et al., 2007 (Clipperton new coll.). - EASTER ISLAND - Carpilius convexus - Garth, 1973: 317 (Anakena, 1m). - Báez & Ruiz, 1985: 103 (Easter Island; specimens deposited in MNHN Santiago, coll. 1953-1976). - DiSalvo et al., 1988: 457, 467, 470 ("The most conspicuous of the crustaceans at Easter Island are ... Carpilius convexus ..."). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Carpilius convexus - Stimpson, 1858a: 32; 1907: 37 (Tahiti). - Rathbun, 1907: 37 (Makemo). - Boone, 1934: 89, pl. 43-45 (Tahiti). - Holthuis, 1953: 12 (Raroia). - Chabouis L. & F., 1954: 91, fig. 2 (French Polynesia). - Morrison, 1954: 16 (Raroia). - Buitendijk, 1960: 263 (Takaroa). - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 37 (Hikueru, Tahiti); 1962: 60 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Guinot, 1966a: 48 (French Polynesia); 1985: 449 (List). - Chevalier et al., 1968: 92, 138 (Moruroa). - Monteforte, 1984: 170, annex 1, tab. a (Makatea, Mataiva, Moorea, Takapoto). - Serène, 1984: 303, fig. 208-209 (Mataiva). - Delesalle, 1985: 289 (Mataiva). - Salvat & Richard, 1985: 362 (Takapoto). - Salvat, 1986b: 72 (French Polynesia). - Bonvallot et al., 1994: 140, photograph (Tuamotu). - Poupin, 1994a: 45, fig. 41, pl. 5d (Hikueru, Rapa, Rurutu, Tahiti, Taiaro; up to 60m); 1996a: 7, 62 (Checklist); 1996b: 42, pl. 20d (Rurutu; coll. Frv Marara). - Unpublished record, coll. & det. G. Paulay, Rangiroa (FLMNH-UF). - Unpublished specimens in MNHN collection, coll. BENTHAUS Expedition 2002, det. J. Poupin October 2006: Marotiri, st. DW1879, 52 m, 1 female 23.0x31.4 mm, st. CAS1976, Arago Bank, 90-95 m, coll. malacologist team, Rapa, st. 7, 1 sp. - Field observation, 2006, photograph by P. Bacchet, det. Bacchet/Poupin, Tahiti, outer slope at night, 5-10 m. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, coll. N. Evans, Leg 2, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, St. 5, 23, 36; Leg 3, St. MQ11-R, Tahuata, 6-12 m, photo of a carapace only (no sample), St. MQ27-GR, Hatu Iti, 5-22 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC363 (juvenile).

Depth distribution: 0 - 95 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko