Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Athanas

Athanas rhothionastes A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1960


Distribution : Anker (2001, fasc. 2: 252) - Phoenix and Marshall Islands (Micronesia), Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, French Polynesia. Record from Persian Gulf questionnable, could refer to A. marshallensis.

Selected Reference(s)
Athanas rhothionastes. - Banner, A. H. and Banner, D. M., 1960: 142, fig. 3. - French Polynesia
Athanas rhothionastes. - Banner, A. H. and Banner, D. M., 1967: 261. - French Polynesia
Athanas rhothionastes. - Anker, A., 2001: fasc. 2, p. 252. [Worldwide preliminary catalogue] - French Polynesia

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

Regional Records: Athanas rhothionastes A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1960: 142, fig. 3 (Tahiti); 1967: 261 (Society). - Poupin, 1998: 23 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 252 (References, distribution).

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/