Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Anomura - Hippidae - Hippa

Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)


Distribution : (Hendrickx & Harvey, 1999: 367) - Tanzania to Panama, including Hawaii and French Polynesia. In the eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama and Oceanic Islands: Revillagigedo (Socorro), Clipperton, Coco, Galapagos.

Remarks : Lt about 30 mm.

Selected Reference(s)
Remipes pacificus. - Nobili, G., 1907: 378. - French Polynesia
Hippa pacifica. - Chace, F. A., 1962: 630. - Clipperton

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Clipperton (sand); Gambier (Mangareva); Society (Tahiti) - Brackish water; Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Soft bottom

Regional Records: CLIPPERTON - Hippa pacifica - Chace, 1962: 630 (Clipperton). - Hendrickx & Harvey, 1999: 367 (distribution). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Remipes pacificus - Nobili, 1907: 378 (Mangareva). - Seurat, 1934: 60 (Tahiti). - ? Hippa sp. - Chabouis L. & F., 1954: 92, unnumbered fig. (French Polynesia; det. according to the shape of the front margin, on the figure). - Hippa pacifica - Haig, 1974: 181, fig. 3 (Gambier, distribution only; Syn.). - Poupin, 1996a: 23 (Checklist) - Unpublished specimen - Coll. P. Frouin (st. 1458, Tahiti), det. J. Poupin. - Remark: Nobili's material has been re-examined (MNHN Hi38, Mangareva, 1 female ov. 22x17, coll. Seurat 1905, det. Nobili 1906) and is similar to other specimens attributed by de Man to this species (MNHN Hi107, Java sea; MNHN Hi108, Atjeh).

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