Zalasius dromiaeformis

(de Haan, 1839)

Carapace relatively narrow, the length/breadth ratio being 1.5 or 1.6. Dorsal surface markedly convex. Regions of carapace separated by shallow and narrow grooves; surface uniformly, thickly covered with coarse granules, more or less of the same size: two hepatic tubercles, one intestinal, one branchial, two near posterior border. Antero-lateral margins obtusely lobed. A granulate process on each side of the first abdominal segment. (Guinot 1998)

Type locality: Japan.
Range: Japan - (de Haan, 1839), Tokyo Bay (Ortmann, 1893), Gobo, Nagasaki and Amakusa (Sakai, 1938a), Tokyo Bay, Sagami Bay, Kii Nagashima, Kii Minabe, Tokushima, Tosa Bay, Nagasaki and Amakusa (Sakai, 1976a), Kii Minabe (Guinot, 1976), Nanki Kushimoto (Miyake, 1983); Taiwan; Australia - Port Denison, Queensland (McNeill & Ward, 1930, Guinot, 1976); 30-100 m.

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