Xanthias inornatus (Rathbun 1898)
- Dataset
- Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the remote oceanic Archipelago Trindade and Martin Vaz, South Atlantic Ocean
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Decapoda
- family
- Xanthidae
- genus
- Xanthias
- species
- Xanthias inornatus
description
(Fig. 41 C, D)
discussion
Remarks. Rathbun (1898; 1930) mentioned that the female holotype of X. inornatus was captured “ off Cape St. Roque ” [Rio Grande do Norte], Brazil, 6 º 59 ’ 30 ” S, 34 º 47 ’ 00 ” W. However, these geographic coordinates actually refer to off Cabedelo, Paraíba, Brazil, which, therefore, is the correct type locality of X. inornatus.
distribution
Distribution. Curaçao and Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Trindade Island) (Rathbun, 1930; Oliveira 1945; Coelho & Ramos 1972; Coelho et al. 1986; Coelho Filho & Coelho 1996). Xanthias inornatus has not been recorded from Trindade previously. Ecological notes. Rare. Found in calcareous algae between 12 and 75 m. In Trindade, X. inornatus (Fig. 41 C, D) was found near rocks in sandy bottom at 12 m.
materials_examined
Comparative material examined. None.
Name
- Synonyms
- Actaea inornata Rathbun 1898
- Homonyms
- Xanthias inornatus (Rathbun 1898)