Gofasia atlantidis, Gofas, 2007

Gofas, Serge, 2007, Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts, Journal of Natural History 41 (13 - 16), pp. 779-885 : 842-843

Gofasia atlantidis n. sp.

( Figures 39 , 40 )

Type material Holotype MNHN 9718 (spm., 1.95× 1.22 mm) from Seamount 2 sta. TS270, in MNHN;

30 paratypes MNHN 9774 (3 spm., 1.52×1.00 to 1.84× 1.18 mm, and 27 sh., 1.60×0.06 to 2.32× 1.36 mm) from Seamount 2 sta. DW255 (34 ° 04.99N, 30 ° 15.39W, 340 m), in MNHN .

Type locality

Figures

Figure 39. Gofasia atlantidis n. sp. (A, B) Paratype (sh.) from Atlantis seamount, DW255 (340 m), actual size 2.00 mm; (C) protoconch of the same paratype; (D, E) microsculpture of the same paratype; (F) paratype, same locality, actual size 2.12 mm. Scale bars: 100 Mm (C); 50 Mm (D, E).

Figure 40. Gofasia atlantidis n. sp. (A) Holotype (living specimen) from Atlantis seamount, TS270 (330 m), actual size 1.95mm; (B) detail of head and propodium; (C) detail of opercular lobes and metapodium.