Western Pacific Ocean: northern coast of China (Bohai Sea; Yellow Sea). [details]
Western Pacific Ocean: southern coast of China (South China Sea). [details]
The specific epithet borealis is a Latin adjective meaning 'northern'. "The species is named after its location on ... [details]
"We attribute to this taxon the epithet "macrobranchiata" to indicate the first pair of large branchiae" (Wang et ... [details]
Type of sediment not stated, in the intertidal zone. [details]
Yangkou Village, Shandong Province, China, Bohai Sea, Pacific Ocean (37.2761°, 119.0386°), intertidal mud flat. [details]
Fangchenggang City, Guanxi Province, China, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean (21.505°, 108.2269°). [details]