Batillipes crassipes Tchesunov & Mokievsky, 1995

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11. Batillipes crassipes Tchesunov & Mokievsky, 1995

Batillipes crassipes sp. nov. ( Tchesunov & Mokievsky 1995)

Terra typica: Sea of Japan ( Russia, Asia)

Sea of Japan:

• 42°28′N, 130°55′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] Type Locality: Russia, Primorsky Krai, S part of Peter the Great Bay, Furughelm Island [Furugelm Island], upper sandy littoral zone. Tchesunov & Mokievsky (1995)

• 38°15′N, 128°34′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Gangwon Province, Sokcho, Pongpo, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 37°17′N, 129°18′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, Gangwon Province, Imwon, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 37°03′N, 129°25′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Chukpyon, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

• 36°50′N, 129°27′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Pyonghae, intertidal or shallow sublittoral zone, sand or shell gravel. Rho et al. (1999)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Sea of Japan: 5; total: 5.

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

Remarks: This species is known only from a few localities in the Sea of Japan. It has been found in sand or gravel in intertidal or sublittoral zones.