Alvinocaris, WILLIAMS & CHACE, 1982
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00178.x |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490524 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D96F29-FFAB-FF8E-FCA3-FBCCFB1B0868 |
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Diego |
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Alvinocaris |
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ALVINOCARIS View in CoL METHANOPHILA KOMAI, SHANK &
VAN DOVER, 2005
Type locality: Northwestern Atlantic Ocean , Blake Ridge Diapir, 32°29.623′N, 76°11.467′W, 2155 m GoogleMaps .
Known range: limited to the type locality.
Material: Komai et al. (2005) reported 33 adult specimens, most of which came from mussel beds at ODP site 996, Alvin dives 3709-3712, September 2001; two additional specimens came from just outside the mussel beds, Alvin dive 3910, July 2003. Specimens are housed at LACM, MNHN, CBM, USNM, and SMF (numbers not given) .
Remarks: This new species is morphologically very similar to A. muricola and was listed as Alvinocaris cf. muricola by Van Dover et al. (2003).
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