Prochaetodermatidae sp. (NHM_344)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/59F4E30B-597E-B90A-4152-E5473A274EDE |
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Prochaetodermatidae sp. (NHM_344) |
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Prochaetodermatidae sp. (NHM_344)
Material examined.
NHM_344 NHMUK 20170071.1-2, collected 2013-10-17, 13.75583 -116.48667, 4076 m. http://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e68608f9-4b83-4eb9-89f2-0de4f89c21b0
Description.
Voucher NHM_344 (Fig. 18) partially broken aplacophoran mollusc, maximum width 0.8 mm, length of fragment ~2.5 mm. Posterior body end lacking. Anterior body intact, with indistinct neck region. Trunk partly damaged. Trunk sclerites are scales with a slender tip confluent with the broad blade without a distinct shoulder region. Tip with keel, triangular in cross section. Blade without sculpture. Data and material, including a permanent preparation of sclerites (1 slide), made available for future study.
Genetic data.
GenBank NHM_344 16S-MF157462.
Remarks.
The specimen has the typical body shape and sclerite type of Prochaetodermatidae .
Ecology.
Found in polymetallic nodule province. Burrows in soft sediment.
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