Peracarid crustaceans from three inlets in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico: new records and range extensions Author Cházaro-Olvera, Sergio Author Winfield, Ignacio Author Ortiz, Manuel Author Álvarez, Fernando text Zootaxa 2002 123 1 16 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.155951 bf95ac52-32bc-4182-8364-5cb42e47f213 1175­5326 155951 Metaharpinia floridana ( Shoemaker, 1933 ) Material Examined : CNCR­20398; number of specimens: 1; CV station; collection date: 01/08/98 . Type locality : Off Key Largo, Florida. Distribution : This species has been reported from South Carolina to Cuba ( Shoemaker, 1933 ; Barnard, 1980 ; Thomas, 1993 ), from Perdido Key, Florida ( Rakocinski et al ., 1993 ; 1996 ) and on the Yucatan shelf ( Ortiz, 1979 ). Range extension: Within the Gulf of Mexico , Metaharpinia floridana is found in Florida ( Shoemaker, 1933 ; Thomas, 1993 ; Rakocinski et al ., 1993 ; 1996 ) and on theYucatan shelf ( Ortiz, 1979 ). The record of this species at CV inlet, Veracruz State, extends its geographic distribution westward along the Gulf coast of Mexico . Remarks : This species has been recorded between 10 and 60 m depths as a benthic component on sand, clay and carbonate bottoms ( Shoemaker, 1933 ; Thomas, 1993 ). The salinity and temperature ranges measured at the site were 19 to 27 %o and from 28 to 29 °C, respectively, at 3 m depth.