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Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)
Cancer rotundatus Olivi, 1792, pl. 2: fig. 2.
Atelecyclus rotundatus.—Sourie, 1954b:150.—Forest, 1958:472, fig. 2 [references].—Pérès, 1964:20.—Forest and Guinot, 1966:57.—Maurin, 1968a:30.—Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968: 342, figs. 1d, 112b [Spain; references].—Christiansen, 1969:37, fig. 13, map 7 [Scandinavia].—Türkay, 1976a:25 [listed], 37, fig. 21 [Portugal].
Atelecyclus septemdentatus.—Bouvier, 1911:236.—Monod, 1956:148.—Longhurst, 1958:87.
Atelecyclus.—Maurin, 1968a, fig. 13.
SYNONYMS.—Cancer septemdentatus Montagu, 1813; Atelecyclus heterodon Leach, 1815.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: None. Geronimo Material: Gabon: Sta 211, 100 m, 1 (W).
DESCRIPTION.—Christiansen, 1969:37.
Figure: Christiansen, 1969, fig. 13.
MEASUREMENTS.—Our specimen, a non-ovigerous female, has a carapace length and a carapace width of 15 mm.
DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic, from Scandinavia and the Hebrides southward to South Africa, including the Mediterranean, and, off the African Coast, a few localities between Morocco and Gabon, as well as the Cape Verde Islands; littoral to about 300 m. Monod (1956) summarized the literature but recorded no material of this species. In addition, the species has been recorded from the following localities.
Morocco: Banc de Spartel, 35°54′N, 06°14′W, 210 m (Pérès, 1964). Between Cap Rhir (as Cap Ghir) and Cap Drâa (as Cap Noun), 10–30 m (Maurin, 1968a).
Mauritania: Baie de l'Ouest (Bouvier, 1911).
Senegal: Baie de Dakar, 0–17 m (Sourie, 1954b). 13°01′N, 17°24′W, 51–55 m (Forest and Guinot, 1966).
Sierra Leone: No specific locality, 121–160 m (Longhurst, 1958).
Although Gabon is well within the known range of the species, it is the southernmost locality on the tropical mainland.
- bibliographic citation
- Manning, Raymond B. and Holthuis, L. B. 1981. "West African Brachyuran crabs." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-379. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.306
Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi.1792)
Cancer rotundatus Olivi, 1792: pl. 2: fig. 2.
Atelecyclus rotundatus.—Christiansen, 1969:37, fig. 13, map 7.—Manning and Holthuis,1981:68.
MATERIAL.—Other Collections: McDowell (1980), offshore of Georgetown pierhead, bottom net,400–500 ft (122–152 m): 1 male [40.6].
SIZE.—Carapace length of male,40.6 mm.
DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic from Scandinavia to South Africa; now from central Atlantic from Ascension; shallow water to 200–300 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
