Species Diacanthurus ecphyma McLaughlin & Forest, 1997
- Diacanthurus ecphyma McLaughlin, P.A. & Forest, J. 1997. Crustacea Decapoda: Diacanthurus gen. nov., a new genus of hermit crabs (Paguridae) with both Recent and fossil representation, and the descriptions of two new species. pp. 235-259 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 18. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 176: 1-570 [238 figs 2a, 3a-i].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP Pg.5485 ♂, New Caledonia [18°54'S 163°23'E].
Paratype(s) USNM 276062 2♂ ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5478 ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5479 ♂, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5480 ♂, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5481 ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5483 ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5484 2♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5485 2♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5486 ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5487 2♂, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5488 ♂, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5489 ♂, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5477 2♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5482 ♂, New Caledonia; USNM 276063 ♂ ♀, New Caledonia; MNHP Pg.5490 ♂ ♀, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea; USNM 276064 3♂ ♀, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea; MNHP Pg.5491 ♂, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea; WAM 1708.86 ♀, off south-western Australia [32°15'S 115°07'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Caledonia and Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea.
IMCRA
Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, oceanic province.
Extra Ecological Information
From 211–461 m depth.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |