Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898

Mendonça, Luana M. C., Guimarães, Carmen R. P., Santos, Rafael C., Alves, Douglas F. R., Barros-Alves, Samara P., Silva, Sonja L. R. & Hirose, Gustavo L., 2019, Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 4712 (3), pp. 301-344 : 312

Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898

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Material examined. Petro-UFS—69 (8 M, 4 F); size range: 49.94 ≤ CW ≤ 98.81 mm; average: CW = 72.25 ± 12.34 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00020. Penaeid—37 (15 M, 20 F, 2 OF); size range: 41.28 ≤ CW ≤ 108.47 mm; average: CW = 85.73 ± 18.00 mm; CZUFS CRU- 00224.

Stations. Petro-UFS—1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17; Penaeid—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Distribution. Western Atlantic—USA (North Carolina, Florida and Gulf of Mexico), Antilles, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil (from Amapá to Espirito Santo, and Paraná) ( Melo 1996; Willems et al. 2015).

Ecological notes. From shallow waters to 200 m. On sand, mud, and calcareous algae bottoms ( Melo 1996).

Previous records in Sergipe. Coelho & Ramos (1972), Coelho et al. (1983), Viana et al. (2003), Coelho et al. (2004).