Heteronida aspinirostris is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The males usually measure between 2.6 and 3.7 millimetres (0.10 and 0.15 in), with females measuring between 2.5 and 4.2 millimetres (0.098 and 0.165 in). It is found off of New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, and Chesterfield Islands, and near Norfolk Ridge, at depths between about 345 and 930 metres (1,132 and 3,051 ft).[2]
Heteronida aspinirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Munididae |
Genus: | Heteronida |
Species: | H. aspinirostris
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Binomial name | |
Heteronida aspinirostris (Khodkina, 1981)
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References
edit- ^ "Heteronida aspinirostris (Khodkina, 1981)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Heteronida aspinirostris - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-05.