Lissoporcellana miyakei Haig, 1981

Osawa, Masayuki, 2007, Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, Zootaxa 1548, pp. 1-49 : 12-13

Lissoporcellana miyakei Haig, 1981

Porcellana nitida .— Miyake, 1942: 359, text-figs. 20–22. [Not Porcellana nitida Haswell, 1882 (= Lissoporcellana nitida )].

Lissoporcellana miyakei Haig, 1981b: 284 , fig. 4 (type locality: Kei Islands).

Material examined. New Caledonia. Koumac, channel, lagoon, 55–60 m, 7 Oct. 1993, 1 male CL 5.3 mm, 1 ovig. female CL 5.0 mm. Touho Channel, lagoon, 56 m, 7 Sep. 1993, 1 female CL 2.6 mm.

Remarks. The specimens examined agree well with the original description of Lissoporcellana miyakei by Haig (1981b).

Distribution. Palau, Philippine Islands, Kei Islands, west and east coasts of Australia; occurred at depths of 5–122 m, on sand and coral substrates and in association with soft corals and gorgonians (Haig 1981). The specimens examined were collected at depths of 55–60 m in New Caledonia.