Distribution : Indian Ocean: Seychelles, ?Mauritius; Indonesia; West Pacific: Philippines, New Caledonia; Central Pacific: French Polynesia
Remarks : Two subspecies: Thalamita philippinensis philippinensis (Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia) and T. philippinensis occidentalis (Seychelles, ?Mauritius, French Polynesia); see Crosnier (2002: 440).
Selected Reference(s) Thalamita philippinensis. -
Poupin, J., 1996a: 35. - French Polynesia Thalamita philippinensis occidentalis. -
Crosnier, A., 2002: 440. - French Polynesia
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Austral (Rurutu); Tuamotu (Moruroa) - Marine; Sublittoral (95-130m); ?Hard bottom.
Regional Records: Thalamita philippinensis - Poupin, 1996a: 35, 76 (Checklist, with first records from Moruroa and Rurutu, 95-130m; coll. Frv Marara, fr); 1996b: 36, pl. 17f (Same material). - Thalamita philippinensis occidentalis - Crosnier, 2002: 440 (Moruroa, Rurutu; 95-130 m).
Depth distribution: 95 - 130 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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