Achelia superba (Loman, 1911)
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 7 - 428 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Alaska, Japan and Russian Federation. Subtropical to Boreal.
Diagnosis:  Very long chelifore scapes, ocular tubercle, erect abdomen, palps, ovigers, and legs with extremely attenuated and slender propodus, claw, and auxiliaries. Lateral processes and first coxae having small laterodistal tubercles and posterior 4 legs with a sex pore spur (Ref. 2153, p. 8).
Biology:  Shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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