Ophiocten centobi Paterson et al. 1982

Ophiocten centobi Paterson et al., 1982 Reports for the Azores:

Ophiocten centobi Paterson et al., 1982 — $ St̂hr & Segonzac 2005: 286, 394–395.

Type locality: Bay of Biscay (47°44’N, 08°21’W).

See: Paterson et al. (1982: 119–121, figs. 6–7); St̂hr & Segonzac (2005).

Occurrence: known only from the Bay of Biscay (Paterson et al. 1982) and in the vicinity of the deep-water hydrothermal systems on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores, such as Lucky Strike and Rainbow (St̂hr & Segonzac 2005).

Depth: 1,680–2,837 m (AZO; St̂hr & Segonzac 2005).

Habitat: coral and gravel detritic substrates (non-vent environments); also among mytilid bivalves, pteropod shells and Cynachira sponges (St̂hr & Segonzac 2005).

Remarks: Ophiocten centobi was only known from the type material from the Bay of Biscay until St̂hr & Segonzac (2005) reported it from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, south of the Azores.