Munidopsis quadrata Faxon, 1893

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 152

Munidopsis quadrata Faxon, 1893

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Munidopsis quadrata Faxon, 1893: 188 ; 1895: 97, pl. 23, fig. 1. — Rathbun 1904: 167. — Schmitt 1921: 170, fig. 109. — Pereyra & Alton 1972: 450. — Hart 1982: 170, fig. 67. — Wicksten 1989b: 315. — Hendrickx & Harvey 1999: 376. — Hendrickx 2003b: 25.

Diagnosis (modified from Hart 1982). Rostrum more or less flat, triangular. Carapace rectangular, without prominent spines but covered with granules. Chelipeds setose, armed with thorn-like spines. Pereopods 2 –4 with smll spines on merus, carpus; dactyls with spinules along flexor margin. Abdominal somites 2–4 with median teeth. Carapace length to 15.5 mm.

Color in life. Carapace pinkish tan. Rostrum pink, white. Chelipeds mostly white, basis orange, ischium pink. Pereopods 2–4 white, pale tan. Abdomen pinkish with white ( Hart 1982).

Habitat and depth. Mud and sand, 86–1572 m. Most records are from deeper than 900 m.

Range. Queen Charlotte Is., British Columbia to off Cape Corrientes, Mexico. Type localities off Cape Corrientes (Albatross sta. 3424, 21˚ 15' N, 106˚ 23' W and sta. 3425, 21˚ 19' N 106˚ 24' W) .