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Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko 1988

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Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko, 1988

Lepidopleurus sp. A Wolff 1979: 121, 126, pl. 5, fig. C. Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko 1988: 1778, figs 1–2.

The large number of specimens (34) collected at the type locality for this species, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Trench (19°39'N, 76°37'W), 6740–6780 m, is noteworthy.

Notes

Published as part of Schwabe, Enrico, 2008, A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca) *, pp. 205-222 in Zootaxa 1866 on page 212, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183815

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Sirenko
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Order
Lepidopleurida
Family
Abyssochitonidae
Genus
Ferreiraella
Species
caribbensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko, 1988 sec. Schwabe, 2008

References

  • Sirenko, B. I. (1988) A new genus of deep sea chitons Ferreiraella gen. n. (Lepidopleurida, Leptochitonidae) with a description of a new ultra-abyssal species. Zoologiceskij Zurnal, 67 (12), 1776 - 1786.
  • Wolff, T. (1979) Macrofaunal utilization of plant remains in the deep sea. Sarsia, (1 - 2) 64, 117 - 136.