Milne Edwards and Lucas, 1844

Zoea [Acanthocyclus gayi 1, Acanthocyclus gayi 2, Acanthocyclus gayi 3]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 4.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 8 First zoeae of Belliidae]:
Carapace with spinules on spines and all over carapace.
Posterodorsal border of 2nd - 5th abominal somite with minute spines + 2 setae.

Megalopa [Acanthocyclus gayi]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 16 Mgp Hymenosomatidae Atelecyclidae Beliidae Portunidae]:
Rostrum short/bilobed.
Carapace with protuberances.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 2, 4.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 7.
First maxilliped (mxp1) epipod setation: 8.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) epipod setation: 15.

Larval stages described by Fagetti and Campodonico, 1970.

Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Argentina; not recorded along the Brazilian coast
Oriental Pacific: Chile.

Depth range of adult
Sublittoral zone.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Subclass Eumalacostraca
Superorder Eucarida
Order Decapoda
Suborder Pleocyemata
Infraorder Brachyura
Superfamily Bellioidea
Family Belliidae
Genus Acanthocyclus
Species Acanthocyclus gayi

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

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