Metaverruca aequalis ( Aurivillius, 1898 )

Young, Paulo S., 2001, Deep-sea Cirripedia Thoracica (Crustacea) from the northeastern Atlantic collected by French expeditions, Zoosystema 23 (4), pp. 705-756 : 745

Metaverruca aequalis ( Aurivillius, 1898)

Verruca aequalis Aurivillius, 1898: 196 .

Metaverruca aequalis – Young 1998b: 51, figs 9, 11, 12 (with synonymy).

MATERIALEXAMINED. — SEAMOUNT 2, stn DW 251, 33°13.47’N, 29°28.39’W, 985 m to 33°13.49’N, 29°28.75’W, 900 m, 1 specimen, rc 4.5 mm (MNHN Ci 2890). — Stn DW 262, 34°23.36’N, 30°29.06’W, 1160 m to 34°23.58’N, 30°29.35’W, 1000 m, 1 specimen, rc 4.4 mm (MNRJ 13928).

REMARKS

Metaverruca aequalis was redescribed and discussed by Young (1998b: 51). New distribution records were given previously: Azores and off Spain and Morocco ( Gruvel 1920: 42; Young 1998b: 51) but the depth of occurrence (900- 1160 m) is somewhat less than the previous known range (1022-3215 m).