Crosnierita yante (Macpherson 1994)

Ground colour of carapace and abdominal segments red; small white spot on bifurcation of cervical groove. Tip of rostrum and spines of carapace and abdominal segments with white spots. Chelipeds and walking legs with red and white bands; fingers and distal half of palm red; dactylus of walking legs reddish.

Delta keys for squat lobsters, including Crosnierita yante are available at http://researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au/squatlobster/delta/deltakey.htm

Type data: holotype, female, MNHN Ga 3555. Type locality: New Caledonia (23°45.1´S, 168°17´E), 400 m.

New Caledonia, 400 m.

Carapace, cardiac region without spine, metagastric region without spines, posterior border unarmed. Antennal peduncle article 2 slender, article 3 about half length of article 2. Pereopods 2-4 dactyli equal to or little more than half length of propodi, with median spinules along length to distal end.

Crosnierita yante is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found off of New Caledonia, at depths of about 400 metres (1,300 ft).

Known from seamounts and knolls