Munidopsis rostrata (A. Milne­Edwards, 1880)

Galacantha rostrata A. Milne­Edwards, 1880: 52 [type locality: Bequia, Windward Islands]. Munidopsis rostrata . — Chace, 1942: 75. — Baba, 1988: 161; 1994: 18. — Davie, 2002: 65. — Baba & Poore, 2002: 236–241, fig. 5.

Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P64921, 1 male (28.1 mm), 1 ovigerous female (24.2 mm), off Newcastle, 32°59.7’S, 153°01.4’E, 2984–3058 m, NZOI Tangaroa, U214, 8 Oct 1982 .

Remarks. Munidopsis rostrata was reported from Queensland by Baba (1994), and from New South Wales and Victoria by Baba & Poore (2002). The present specimens agree well with the account and figure given by Baba & Poore (2002).

Distribution. Indo­Pacific, Atlantic and Southern Oceans. The Indo­Pacific range includes Zanzibar, the Arabian Sea, Indonesia, Japan and Australia; 1584–3294 m (Baba 1988, Baba & Poore 2002; this study).