Munida compressa Baba, 1988
Munida compressa Baba, 1988: 91, figs 33, 34 (Moluccas off W coast of Halmahera, South China Sea off SW Luzon, off Hong Kong, off SW Formosa, and Japan (Tosa Bay), 180–545 m). — Macpherson, 1993a: 427 (SW of Luzon and S of Mindoro, 224–668 m). — Macpherson, 1997: 606 (Indonesia, 439–459 m). — Wu et al., 1998: 111, figs 22, 26A–C (Taiwan). — Komai, 2000: 354 (list). — Baba, 2005: 99, 261 (key, synonymies, off Zamboanga and Arafura Sea, 293–390 m).
Holotype, male, USNM 150347.
Moluccas off W coast of Halmahera, 545 m.
Males, 5.7-15.1 mm; females, 4.6-14.6 mm; ovigerous females from 9.5 mm.
Arafura Sea, Kei Islands, Moluccas off W coast of Halmahera, South China Sea off SW Luzon, Philippines, off Zamboanga, off Hong Kong, Dongsha, Taiwan, and Japan; 180-668 m depth.
Usually on sandy bottoms, occasionally mixed with shells or pebbles or mud.