Distribution & Ecology: Sala y Gomez; Austral (Raevavae); Tuamotu (Fangataufa) - Marine; Deep (220-350m); Anemone associate; ?Hard bottom.

Regional Records: EASTER ISLAND - Parapagurus sculptochela Zarenkov, 1990: 237 (Seamounts Sala y Gòmez and south-western part of Nazca ridge, 25°04'-25°40' S / 85°27' - 97°26' W, 218-400 m). - Paragiopagurus boletifer - Zhadan, 1997: 69 (Seamounts Sala y Gòmez and Nazca ridge, r/v Prof. Mesyatzev (sp. ZMUM), and r/v Prof. Stockman, 25°02.6'-25°34.0'S, 85°27.0'-99°24.8'W, 230-410 m; Syn. "Comparison of type material of Parapagurus sculptochela Zarenkov, 1990 with Lemaitre's 1994 definition of P. boletifer shows that P. sculptochela is a junior synonym of P. boletifer). - Sympagurus boletifer - Parin et al., 1997: 163, tab. 3 (List of Decapoda for the Nazca and Sala y Gòmez submarine ridges). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Sympagurus boletifer - Lemaitre, 1994: 382, fig. 5-6, 27a-b, 28b-c (Raivavae; 220-350m; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Poupin, 1996a: 96 (Checklist); 1996b: 20, pl. 9a (Fangataufa, Raevavae; 220-350m). - Paragiopagurus boletifer - Lemaitre, 1996: 218 (New combination; Australia).

Depth distribution: 145 - 800 m