| Citation | Poupin, J., 1996 Crustacea Decapoda of French Polynesia (Astacidea, Palinuridea, Anomura, Brachyura). Atoll Research Bulletin 442:1-114. |
| Ref. | 77016 Poupin, J., 1996 |
| Page | 67 |
| Named Used as Valid | Metopograpsus messor |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | French Polynesia. |