Lepechinella skarphedini Thurston, 1980: 78–81, figs 7–9. — Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 269.
Type locality: North Atlantic, Iceland Basin, 60°7.5’N, 19°32.4’W, 2646 m (Discovery station 7709#72).
Material examined: DZMB-HH 52661, one specimen; ZMH-K 56639, one specimen, IceAGE, ME 85-3, station 1054, Irminger Basin, south Iceland, North Atlantic (61°36.19’N, 031°22.60’W to 61°36.97’N, 031°22.18’W), 2537.3 m, 7 September 2011.
Remarks: The two specimens collected here provide additional records of L. skarphedini, extending the known distribution further north from the Iceland Basin to the Irminger Basin.
Depth range: 2450 to 2537 m.
Distribution: Irminger Basin (present study) and Iceland Basin (Thurston, 1980) (Fig. 9A; Tables 1, 2).