Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823)

Geryonia octona Fleming, 1823: 298 .

Leuckartiara octona – Millard 1975: 123–125, fig. 41a–d. — Schuchert 2012: 251–252, fig. 232.

Material examined

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN • 1 colony, without gonophores; Valdivia Seamount, stn GRAB14B; 26°15′38″ S, 6°16′37″ E; 451 m depth; 5 Feb. 2015; SEAFO-2015 leg.; SEAFO-2015-40452 .

Distribution

Circumglobal in subtropical and temperate waters. In the eastern Atlantic, it has been reported from the Arctic Seas (Kramp 1938) to South Africa (Millard 1975). Its bathymetric range extends from the intertidal (Millard 1975) to depths of 418 m (Gil & Ramil 2017) and 451 m (this paper).