Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 113 Remarks
Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 113 Remarks: Dawson (1966) reported this species from off Grand Isle, Louisi ana; Franks et al. (1972) obtained a single specimen from off Mississippi at 50 fm. Felder (1973a) reported specimens from Padre Island, Texas. Chasmocarcinus ohliquus Rathbun, 1898 (Bull. Lab. Nat. Hist. State Univ. Iowa 4: 286) Rathbun, 1918, p. 58, text-fig. 27, pi. 14, figs. 1-2; Chace, 1940, p. 48. Range: southeast of Bahamas; north and south coasts of Cuba. Depth: 177 to 503 m (97 to 275 fm). Habitat: mud and ooze substrates. Eucratopsis Smith, 1869 Eucratopsis crassimanus (Dana, 1852) (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, for 1851, vol. 5:248) Rathbun, 1918, p. 52, text-fig. 22, pi. 12, fig. 3, pi. 159, figs. 1-2; Guinot, 1969a, p. 258, figs. 6, 10, 25. Range: Florida Keys; south and west coasts of Florida; Yucatan; Jamaica; Bahia to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Depth: shallow water to 14 m (to 7.5 fm). Habitat: sand, coral, and broken shell substrates. Remarks: Tabb and Manning (1961) collected ovigerous females in October from Oyster Bay in south Florida. Euphrosynoplax Guinot, 1969 Euphrosynoplax clausa Guinot, 1969 (Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat. 41: 720) Guinot, 1969a, p. 720, figs. 127, 139, pi. IV, fig. 3; Pequegnat, 1970, p. 194. Range: Dry Tortugas; off Alabama and Mississippi; Campeche, Yucatan. Depth: 91 to210m (50to 115fm). Euryplax Stimpson, 1859 Euryplax nitida Stimpson, 1859 (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 7: 60) Ratlibun, 1918, p. 34, pi. 7; Rathbun, 1933, p. 78, fig. 69; Williams, 1965, p. 202, fig.
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