Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Anomura - Lithodidae - Lithodes

Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991


Selected Reference(s)
Lithodes megacantha. - Macpherson, E., 1991: 153, fig. 1a, 2a-b. - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Society (Huahine, Moorea); Tuamotu (Moruroa) - Marine; Deep (980-1040m); Hard bottom.

Regional Records: Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991: 153, fig. 1a, 2a-b (Huahine, Moorea, Moruroa; 980-1040m; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Bablet et al., 1995: 289, fig. 191 (Same material, illustrated). - Poupin, 1996a: 97 (Checklist); 1996b: 26, pl. 12b (Same material, illustrated).

Depth distribution: 980 - 1040 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/