Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796)

Material examined (N=4). 1f, 25/IV/2004, St. 0 7 (MZUESC #667).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Florida, Antilles, Venezuela, northern South America, Guyanas, and Brazil (from Ceará to Santa Catarina) (Melo 1999).

Ecological notes. On sand and reefs, common in estuaries. Occasionally in Halodule and Halophila meadows. Intertidal (Melo 1999).

Previous records in Bahia. Smith (1869), Moreira (1901), Forest & de Saint Laurent (1967), Coelho & Ramos (1972), Coelho & Ramos-Porto (1986), Almeida et al. (2006).