Tanarctus tauricus Renaud-Debyser, 1959a

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140. Tanarctus tauricus Renaud-Debyser, 1959a

Tanarctus tauricus n. g., n. sp. ( Renaud-Debyser 1959a)

Tanarctus tauricus Renaud Debyser 1959 (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 1980a)

Tanarctus tauricus Renaud-Debyser 1959 (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 1983a)

T. tauricus, Renaud Debyser 1959 (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 1983b)

T. tauricus Renaud-Debyser, 1959 (D’Addabbo Gallo et al. 1987, Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo 1987) Tanarctus tauricus ( Sandulli et al. 1999)

Terra typica : Atlantic Ocean ( Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Central America)

Adriatic Sea:

• 42°08′N, 15°29′E [42°07′N, 15°30′E]; 5–10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, San Domino Island, I Pagliai, coarse organogenic detritus. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 42°06 ′ N, 15°29′E; 10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, external cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 42°06 ′ N, 15°29′E; 9 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, ca. 10 m from the cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 42°06 ′ N, 15°29′E; 7 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, ca. 20 m from the cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 42°06′N, 15°29′E; 5–10 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, San Domino Island, Punta Zio Cesare, cave Grotta delle Viole, 0–10 cm depth, 80% coarse organogenic sand, 3% silt and clay, (mean diameter = 0.125 mm). Sandulli et al. (1999), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 25°43′N, 79°18′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Type Locality: Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bimini Island, Sharktown beach, near entrance to Bimini lagoon, interstitial sample. Renaud-Debyser (1959a)

• 16°29′N, 61°30′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, Anse Laborde, intertidal, coarse coral sand (mean diameter 0.325 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1984)

Ionian Sea:

• 40°29′00′′N, 17°03′25′′E; 15 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Tarento Province, offshore of Chiatona, Secca dell’Armeleia, subtidal, organogenic, Amphioxus debris. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1983a,b)

• 40°17′45′′N, 17°33′38′′E; 12 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Tarento Province, Campo Marino, subtidal. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1983b)

• 40°08′38′′N, 17°59′00′′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Santa Caterina, beach, intertidal, 1 m of the shoreline and 35 cm deep, medium sand (max 0.354 mm), mainly calcareous. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1980b, 1983b)

• 39°52′00′′N, 16°42′30′′E; 20–200 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Cosenza Province, High Ionian Sea offshore, Calabrian Coast, Amendolara Shoal, coralligenous sand, coralligenous sand mixed with debris, coarse medium or fine coralligenous sand (few samples). D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (1987), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (1987), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)