Distribution : Djibouti (Nobili 1904); Suba off Seba, Indonesia (de Man 1928b), Tuléar Madagascar, Philippines, Tahiti (Sakai 1999), Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Includes Wallis & Futuna.
Selected Reference(s) Glypturus coutierei. -
Sakai, K., 1999: 80. - French Polynesia Corallianassa coutierei. -
Ngoc-Ho, N., 2005: 71, fig. 13. [New combination] - French Polynesia Corallianassa coutierei. -
Poupin, J. and Juncker, M., 2008: . [det. Ngoc Ho] - Wallis & Futuna
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Wallis); Marquesas (Ua Huka); Society (Moorea, Tahiti) - Burrower; Shoreline to 10 m; Marine.
Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Corallianassa coutierei - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Wallis, det. Ngoc Ho). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Glypturus coutierei. - Sakai, 1999 : 80 (1 male, Tahiti, leg. A. Garrett, Museum Godeffroy, cat. n°16192, ZMH-K 8430). - Corallianassa coutierei - Ngoc-Ho, 2005: 71, fig. 13 (Syn., plus Marquesas Islands. Ua-Huka, MUSORSTOM 9, stn 20 south, Hinipahue Bay, 8°56.20’S, 139°32.90’W, on paving stone of sidewalk with sand, IX.1997, R. von Cosel, J. Trondlé and J. Tardy coll., 1 broken male, cl. 11 mm, tl. 41.5 mm, major P1 broken at level of distal part of merus (MNHN Th 1430). - Unpublished specimens - Moorea fieldwork December 2006, coll. Poupin, Haapiti mangrove, 'Yabby pump', burrow at 0.1 m, sand and mud, specimen in MNHN, det. Ngoc Ho, color photograph.
Depth distribution: 0 - 10 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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