Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Wallis & Futuna (Futuna, Wallis); Society (Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Hard bottom.
Regional Records: WALLIS & FUTUNA - Dardanus scutellatus - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Futuna, Wallis). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Pagurus scutellatus - Forest, 1953b: 560; 1956a: 1066 (Tahiti). - Dardanus scutellatus - Rahayu, 1988: 36 (Tahiti). - Poupin, 1996a: 18 (Checklist). - Unpublished sp. , coll. & det. G. Paulay, Moorea, October 26, 2001, just W of and near corner of Paopao Bay, to edge of lagoon slope (FLMNH-UF 1749); Moorea fieldwork December 2006, coll. S. Mills, Opunohu, lagoon in front of public beach, photograph and det. J. Poupin. - Moorea Biocode project.
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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