Iphinoe calmani Fage, 1945

? Iphinoe sp. Calman, 1907: 28.

Iphinoe calmani Fage, 1945: 189 ­193, figs. 15­19; Kurian 1954: 276 ­278, fig. 1 a­b; Radhadevi & Kurian, 1982: 136 ­137; 1989: 21; 1990: 29.

Material examined. Assaluyeh, north Nay Band Bay, Persian Gulf: 1 juvenile, stn 10, 52° 33.069 ’N 27 ° 29.796 ’E, 30 m, August 1998; 1 pread. female, stn 25, 52° 33.921 ’N 27 ° 28.547 ’E, 27 m, August 1998.

Remarks. Females and juveniles of this species can be identified by a gap in the dorsal serration of the carapace after the first (or the second in adult females) tooth. The length of the carapace is slightly more than twice its depth.

Distribution. Viet Nam (Fage 1945), Thailand (Calman 1907), Andaman Islands (Kurian 1954), East and West coast of India (Radhadevi & Kurian 1989, 1990) and Persian Gulf. Between 4 and 27 m depth.