Agononida laurentae

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Agononida laurentae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Agononida
Species:
A. laurentae
Binomial name
Agononida laurentae
(Macpherson, 1994)

Agononida laurentae is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The species name is dedicated to French carcinologist Michèle de Saint Laurent. The males measure from 5.8 to 28.6 millimetres (0.23 to 1.13 in) and the females from 5.7 to 31.5 millimetres (0.22 to 1.24 in). It is found off of New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Chesterfield Islands, Vanuatu, and the Matthew and Hunter Islands, at depths between about 260 and 610 metres (850 and 2,000 ft). It is also found in Tonga, at depths around about 570 metres (1,870 ft).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Agononida laurentae (Macpherson, 1994)".
  2. ^ http://www.eol.org/pages/4258375/overview
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