Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 )

Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez & Cuesta, Jose A., 2025, Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura), European Journal of Taxonomy 996, pp. 1-94 : 36-37

Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)

Fig. 37

Material examined

MAURITIUS • 2 unsexed (6.8× 14.2, 5.2×12); 1850?; dry specimens belonged to the “Sala del Mar” exhibition; MNCN20.04/00160 .

Remarks

These tiny specimens were part of the “Sala del Mar” exhibition, being dry preserved possibly throughout their entire time at the MNCN. Currently, they are attached to a type of felt fabric, but due to the holes in their carapaces, they were possibly held in place with needles at some point during their exhibition in the Museum.

This record represents the first report in Mauritian waters.

For identification, see also Griffin & Tranter (1986), Naderloo (2017) and Poupin et al. (2018).

Figures

Fig. 37. Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865), dry specimens MNCN20.04/00160. Scale bars = 0.5 cm.