(A. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Zoea
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 1, but with additional undescribed stages.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 7 First zoeae of Pinnotheridae]:
Carapace: all spines present; knobs absent; length of dorsal spine ³1.5 x length of rostral spine.
Dorso-lateral knobs on 2nd and 3rd abdominal somites.
Telson with spinulose furcae.
Antenna limited to spinous process.
Megalopa
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1, however, incompletely described.
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
Larval stages described by Gutiérrez-Martínez, 1971.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Argentina; not recorded along the Brazilian coast
Oriental Pacific: Equador to Chile.
Depth range of adult
5-10 m.