Eocuma cadenati Fage, 1950

Eocuma cadenati Fage, 1950: 451, fig.; Jones, 1956: 199. Bäcescu, 1972: 150; LeLoeuff & Intes, 1972: 28, fig. 5.

Material examined. 2 male, 8.8 mm; 2 females, 9.1 mm (St. 1: grab and dredge sampling; 7°14.090´S, 12°41.010´E); 1 ovigerous female, 10.1 mm (St. 12: grab sampling; 13°57.670´S, 12°21.870´E)

Remarks. Our material contained large specimens about 9–10 mm in total length. Individuals were collected on two shelf stations from Angola. The appearance of the carapace in the dorsal and lateral view is unique among Eocuma species from West Africa. The occurrence of two pairs of notch on anterior-lateral margin is characteristic for E. cadenati .

Distribution. North West Africa: Mauritanian, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast; West Africa: Angola; 0–60 m and planktonic