Selected Reference(s) Raoulserenea ornata. -
Poupin, J., 1998: 35. - French Polynesia Raoulserenea ornata. -
Ahyong, S. T., 2002: 369. - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Society (Moorea, ?Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m (0-31m); Hard bottom (rubble); ?Burrower.
Regional Records: FRENCH POLYNESIA - Pseudosquilla oculata - ?Heller, 1865: 124 (Tahiti) ?non P. oculata (Brullé, 1837). - Pseudosquilla ornata - Miers, 1880: 33, pl. 3, fig. 5, 6 (Syn.; ?Tahiti see remark). - Seurat, 1934: 61 (Heller's material). - Müller, 1994: 77 (Syn.; Moorea in Distribution; up to 31m). - Raoulserenea ornata - Manning, 1995: 21, 118, pl. 22, fig. 59b, 60c,d,f, 64 (List & key; new combination). - Poupin, 1998: 35 (Checklist). - Ahyong, 2002: 369 (Checklist). - Caldwell observation, Moorea, rubble, reef crest, postlarvae at night light, rare - Remark: Miers (1880: 34) writes under Pseudosquilla ornata: "I believe that the specimens from Tahiti, referred by Heller (l.c.) to P. oculata, belong to this species, as the rostrum is described as 'vorn abgerundet;' and of the terminal post-abdominal segment he observes, 'gewahrt man auf der Oberfläche mehrere Längsleistchen, und zwar eine lange mittlere und zwei seitliche.'"
Depth distribution: 0 - 31 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
PDF 412 Ko