Agononida isabelensis

Agononida isabelensis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The species name is from Isabel, one of the Solomon Islands. The males measure from 6.8 to 20.7 millimetres (0.27 to 0.81 in) and the females from 5.7 to 31.5 millimetres (0.22 to 1.24 in). It is found off of the Solomon Islands, as the specific epithet implies. It is found at depths between about 240 and 350 metres (790 and 1,150 ft).[2]

Agononida isabelensis
Preserved specimen of Agononida isabelensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Munididae
Genus: Agononida
Species:
A. isabelensis
Binomial name
Agononida isabelensis
Cabezas, Macpherson, and Machordom, 2009

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