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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 91<br />
it becomes the sole representative of this genus in the Atlantic, other members<br />
of the genus being Indo-Pacific.<br />
Eucratodes A. Milne Edwards, 1880<br />
Eucratodes agassisii A. Milne Edwards, 1880 (Crust. Reg. Mex., p. 347)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 471, pi. 190; Rathbun, 1933, p. 68, fig. 59; Guinot, 1969a, p. 722,<br />
figs. 145-146; Pequegnat, 1970, p. 188.<br />
Range: off Mississippi; Yucatan Channel (Caribbean); Puerto Rico.<br />
Depth: 156 to 315 m (85 to 172 fm).<br />
Habitat: mud, sand, and shell bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Pequegnat (1970) collected an ovigerous female from 100 fm off<br />
Mississippi in early December.<br />
Eurypanopeus A. Milne Edwards, 1880<br />
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus abbreviatus (Stimpson, 1860) (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist.<br />
New York 7: 211)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 405, text-fig. 63, pi. 172, figs. 1-2; Rathbun, 1933, p. 64, fig. 55;<br />
Williams, 1965, p. 194, figs. 178, 183K; Felder, 1973a, p. 68, pi. 9, fig. 13.<br />
Range: South Carolina; Bahamas; Florida Keys; ? Louisiana; Texas; Jamaica;<br />
Haiti; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands; Antigua; Barbados; Curasao; Trinidad;<br />
Colombia to Venezuela; Parahyba to Santa Catarina, Brazil.<br />
Depth: intertidal to shallow subtidal.<br />
Habitat: under rocks; on stone and coral reefs; under sponges and bryozoans;<br />
on oyster beds.<br />
Remarks: Behre (1950) listed a specimen of E. crenatus from Grand Isle,<br />
Louisiana. Felder (1973a) notes that TL. crenatus is known primarily from the<br />
Pacific coast of South America and that Behre's record may be a mistaken identification<br />
of E. abbreviatus. Williams (1965) listed ovigerous females from the<br />
West Indies during April to November and in southern Brazil from August to<br />
November. Furtado-Ogawa (1972) commented on ecology of this species in<br />
Brazil.<br />
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus ater Rathbun, 1930 (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 152: 407)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 407, pi. 172, figs. 3-4.<br />
Range: Vera Cruz, Mexico.<br />
Remarks: Known only from the single male type specimen; no other data<br />
available.<br />
Eurypanopeus depressus (Smith, 1869) (Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 12: 283)<br />
Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 437, pi. 34, fig. 4; Rathbun, 1930, p. 410, text-fig. 65, pi. 173,<br />
figs. 3-4; Williams, 1965, p. 195, figs. 179, 183L; Felder, 1973a, p. 67, pi. 9, fig. 17.<br />
Range: Massachusetts to south Florida; Bermuda; west coast of Florida to<br />
Texas; St. Martin, Leeward Islands.<br />
Depth: intertidal to 48 m (to 26 fm).