Comprehensive Description
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Ranilia constricta (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
Raninops conslrictus A. Milne Edwards, 1880:35.
Notopus (Raninoides?) allanlicus Studer,1883:17, pl. 1: fig. 5a,b.
Raninoides atlanticus.—Studer,1889:48,50, pl. 24: fig. 7.
Ranilia atlantica.—Monod, 1956:47, 631, figs. 17, 18.—Williams, 1984:265, fig. 196.
Ranilia constricta.—Manning and Holthuis, 1981:7, figs. 1,2.
MATERIAL.—Other Collections: Ascension Island, 60 fm (110 m), Gazelle, syntypes of N. allanlicus Studer: 1 male [18.6], 1 female [14.0] (ZMB 4560).
SIZE.—Carapace length of male, 18.6 mm; of female, 14.0 mm.
DISTRIBUTION.—Amphi-Atlantic; West African coast from Sierra Leone to Annobon Island; western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil; central Atlantic from Ascension; shallow water to 365 meters.
- bibliographic citation
- Manning, Raymond B. and Chace, Fenner Albert, Jr. 1990. "Decapod and stomatopod crustaceans from Ascension Island, south Atlantic Ocean." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-91. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.503
Depth range
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Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).
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Habitat
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Soft bottom (mud or sand)
Poupin, J. (2018). Les Crustacés décapodes des Petites Antilles: Avec de nouvelles observations pour Saint-Martin, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 264 p. (Patrimoines naturels ; 77).
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