Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Pilumnidae - Pilumnus

Pilumnus merodentatus Nobili, 1906



Selected Reference(s)
Pilumnus merodentatus. - Nobili, G., 1906a: 263. - French Polynesia
Pilumnus merodentatus. - Forest, J. and Guinot, D., 1961: 132, fig. 128. - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Gambier (Mangareva); Marquesas; Society (Tahiti); Tuamotu (Mataiva?, Moruroa) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Coral facultative associate; Hard bottom.

Regional Records: Pilumnus merodentatus Nobili, 1906a: 263; 1907: 399 ("Rikitea" = Mangareva). - Seurat, 1934: 60 (French Polynesia). - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 132, fig. 128 (Mangareva; Syn.); 1962: 70 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Guinot, 1985: 452 (List). - Poupin, 1996a: 61 (Checklist). - Pilumnus longicornis merodentatus - Balss, 1933: 16 (Mangareva, Nobili's material and also Tahiti, Marquesas) - New material, MNHN - Coll. C. Hily ("Arue" = Tahiti), coll. Frv Marara (Moruroa), det. J. Poupin - Relevant material - Pilumnus cf. merodentatus - Monteforte, 1984: 171, annex 1, tab. a (Mataiva). - Guinot, 1985: 452 (List).


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



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