Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Grapsidae - Ptychognathus

Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907


Distribution : Distribution (Garth, 1973: 325; Poupin, 1996a: 69): French Polynesia, Easter Island. - Littoral; Freshwater; Brackishwater.

Selected Reference(s)
Ptychognathus easteranus. - Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002: 70, photograph. - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Easter Island; Austral (Rapa, Rurutu); Marquesas (Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva); Society (Tahiti -Taravao) - Freshwater.

Regional Records: EASTER ISLAND - Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907: 31 (Easter Island, shore; type locality). - Garth, 1973: 325 (Rathbun, sp. and Hanga Piko). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Ptychognathus easteranus - Marquet, 1988: 90, fig. 48, tab. 23; 1991: 132, tab. 1-2; 1993: tab. 1, 3 (Hiva Oa, Rurutu). - Poupin, 1996a: 6, 69 (Checklist). - Keith et al., 2002: 70, photograph (Atlas: Austral, Marquesas) - Unpublished specimens, MNHN - coll. Frv Marara, det. Poupin (Rapa, ?Tahiti-Taravao coll. ?1997, east coast, and 2002, west coast); coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, Rapa, det. J. Poupin. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, Fatu Hiva, river mouth, coll. Poupin, Starmer, sample LC168.

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/