Catapagurus gracilis

Author
Smith, 1881

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Min Depth
85 meters
Max Depth
512 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Massachusetts–Florida Keys, Bahamas
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • outer continental shelf
References

  • Asakura, A. 2001. A revision of the hermit crabs of the genus Catapagurus A. Milne–Edwards and Hemipagurus Smith from the Indo–West Pacific (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 1–67.

  • McLaughlin, P. A. 2004. A reappraisal of the hermit crab genera Catapagurus A. Milne-Edwards and Hemipagurus Smith (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomiura: Paguridae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 433: 1–16.

Endnotes

  • Reported as Hemipagurus gracilis by Asakura (2001); records include USNM 102590 and 102714, ID by R. Lemaitre, and USNM 102715, ID by M. L. Wass, all from various sites off the Florida Keys.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-25-2024.

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