Stygarctus lambertii Grimaldi

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174. Stygarctus lambertii Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987

Stygarctus lambertii n. sp. (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 1987)

Stygarctus lambertii Grimaldi de Zio et al., 1987 (Gallo et al. 2007)

Terra typica: Indian Ocean ( Republic of Mauritius, Africa)

Indian Ocean:

• 0 4 ° 22′S, 55 ° 50′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO51] Republic of Seychelles, La Digue Island, Anse la Source à Jean [Anse Source d’Argent], medium sand. Gallo et al. (2007)

• 20°11′S, 57°16′E [20°11′S, 57°46′E]; 0 m bsl: [FAO51] Type Locality: Republic of Mauritius, Flacq Region, Belle Mar Beach, intertidal, interstitial, fine well-sorted coralline sand with Foraminifera. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1987)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Indian Ocean: 2; total: 2.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO51: 2; total: 2.

Remarks: This is an interstitial and intertidal species known from two tropical localities in the Indian Ocean.