Batillipes orientalis Chang & Rho, 1997a

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21. Batillipes orientalis Chang & Rho, 1997a

Batillipes orientalis n. sp. ( Chang & Rho 1997a)

Terra typica: Yellow Sea ( South Korea, Asia)

East China Sea:

• 33°24′N, 126°15′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Jeju Province, Cheju [Jejudo] Island, Hyopchae, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

Sea of Japan:

• 36°00′N, 129°35′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Samjung-2-ri, Kuryongpo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 35°44′N, 129°29′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Bongil [Bonggil-ri], intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sediment or sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

Yellow Sea:

• 36°47′48′′N, 126°08′39′′E; 6–7 m bsl: [FAO61] Type Locality: South Korea, South Chungcheong Province, Manripo, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, bottom, submerged sand. Chang & Rho (1997a)

• 35°06′N, 126°05′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, South Jeolla Province, Imjado [Imja-do] Island, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): East China Sea: 1, Sea of Japan: 2, Yellow Sea: 2; total: 5.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO61: 5; total: 5.

Remarks: This species is known only from a few intertidal or shallow subtidal localities in South Korea, Asia.