Stygarctus gourbaultae Renaud-Mornant, 1981c

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172. Stygarctus gourbaultae Renaud-Mornant, 1981c

Stygarctus gourbaultae n. sp. ( Renaud-Mornant 1981c)

Terra typica : Atlantic Ocean ( Guadeloupe Islands)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 27°30′N, 80°17′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] USA, Florida State, St. Lucie County, Pepper State Park [Pepper Beach State Recreation Area], coralline sand. Hansen et al. (2012)

• 16°29.2′N, 61°30.3′W / 16°29′N, 61°30′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, Anse Laborde, intertidal, coarse coral sand (mean diameter 0.325 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984)

• 16°20′N, 61°21′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Type Locality: Guadeloupe Islands, N Grande-Terre Island, Le Moule, beach, mid-tide level, 60 cm in humid sand, intertidal coralline sand. Renaud-Mornant (1981c)

• 16°20′N, 61°05′9W [16°20′N, 61°05′W]; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, La Désirade Island, Anse Petite Rivière, intertidal, 35–65 cm deep in sand, coarse sand (mean diameter 0.2–0.52 mm). Renaud- Mornant (1984b)

Caribbean Sea:

• 16°21′N, 61°35′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grand-Cul-de-Sac Marin Bay, Fajou Island, intertidal, 35–65 cm deep in sand, coral sand (mean diameter 0.2–0.52 mm). Renaud-Mornant (1984b)

• 16°12.5′N, 61°29.4′W / 16°13′N, 61°29′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, Le Gosier, beach, intertidal, fine sand (mean diameter 0.225 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984)

• 16°12′N, 61°29′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, S Grande-Terre Island, Le Gosier, beach, 50–60 cm deep in sand, intertidal coralline sand. Renaud-Mornant (1981c), Hansen et al. (2012)

• 15°57.8′N, 61°40′W / 15°58′N, 61°40′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, Basse-Terre Island, Grande Anse de Trois Rivières, intertidal, fine volcanic sand (mean diameter 0.172 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984)

• 14°27′5N, 60°54′9W [14°28′N, 60°55′W]; 0 m asl: [FAO31] Martinique Island, Anse Figuiers, intertidal, 35– 65 cm deep in sand, fine coral sand (mean diameter 0.2–0.52 mm). Renaud-Mornant (1984b)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 4, Caribbean Sea: 5; total: 9.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO31: 9; total: 9.

Remarks: Stygarctus gourbaultae is known from a few localities from Florida ( USA) and along the Antilles islands arc in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; however, the localities reported by Renaud-Mornant (1984b) are unclear. The author stated that this species accompanied Parastygarctus sterreri , but gave no indication of which samples. This means that the number of records of this taxon may be slightly smaller than reported here. This is an interstitial and intertidal species collected (0–65 cm deep) in sand.