Hedgpethia shalei Staples, 2019

Fig. 2, Table 1

Hedgpethia shalei Staples, 2019: 433–435, fig. 16, pl. 5g –h.

Type material (examined)

Holotype

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN • sex unknown; Middle of What Seamount; 37°56.795′ S, 50°27.240′ E [recovered from mission report]; depth 1414 m; 2 Dec. 2011; R.R.S. James Cook voyage JC066 stn 6.7; NHMUK ZOO-2018.41.

Paratype

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN • 1 spec.; Coral Seamount; 41°22.31′ S, 42°54.57′ E; depth 732 m; 20 Nov. 2011; R.R.S. James Cook voyage JC066 stn 4.38; NHMUK ZOO-2018.42 .

Distribution and depth range

Southwest Indian Ocean seamounts: Middle of What Seamount (type locality) and Coral Seamount. Known depth range 687–1414 m.