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Torbenella insolita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Munididae
Genus:	Torbenella
Species:	T. insolita
Binomial name
Torbenella insolita (Macpherson, 2004)
Synonyms
Agononida insolita Macpherson, 2004 Torbenia insolita (Macpherson, 2004)

Torbenella insolita is a species of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Tonga to Papua-New Guinea and New Caledonia at depths between 120–470 m (390–1,540 ft).

Description

Males measure 5.8–9.5 mm (0.23–0.37 in) and females 4.1–8.1 mm (0.16–0.32 in) in postorbital carapace length. The body and the appendages are whitish. The carapace has some yellowish bands on the gastric area and on the posterior and lateral margins.

Notes

1. Measured from the base of the rostrum to the posterior margin of the carapace.

References

1. ^ "Torbenella insolita (Macpherson, 2004)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. ^ Macpherson, Enrique; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Machordom, Annie (2023). "Integrative approach to describe new species of squat lobsters of the genera Heteronida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996 and Torbenella Baba, 2008 (Decapoda, Munididae) from the Southwestern Pacific Ocean". European Journal of Taxonomy. 860 (1): 116–140. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.860.2055. hdl:10261/306408.

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