Speocarcinus carolinensis Stimpson, 1859

Speocarcinus carolinensis – Young 1900: 258, Guyana (?) [“this crab lives in holes made in the sand, by other animals, about low-water mark, so I have noted it as it may be found on the muddy shores of British Guiana ”]. — Holthuis 1959a: 235, Suriname. — Fausto-Filho & Sampaio Neto 1976: 69, Brazil Amapá [with doubt; see under Speocarcinus dentatus]. — Williams 1984: 437, Brazil Amapá. — Melo 1996: 415, Brazil Amapá; 1998: 492, Brazil Amapá. — Le Loeuff & Cosel 2000: 25, annex 1, French Guiana. — Coelho et al. 2008: 35, Brazil Amapá.

Distribution/Habitat

WA; marine; 0–150 m (to 476 m).