Ligiarctus eastwardi Renaud-Mornant, 1982

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66. Ligiarctus eastwardi Renaud-Mornant, 1982

Ligiarctus eastwardi nov. sp. ( Renaud-Mornant 1982)

Terra typica : Atlantic Ocean ( USA, North America)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 34°07.3′N, 75°57.7′W / 34°07′N, 75°58′W; 400 m bsl: [FAO31] Type Locality: USA, North Carolina State, bathyal depth, fine sand (ca. 0.12 mm) with 17.7% clay. Renaud-Mornant (1982)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 1; total: 1

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO31: 1; total: 1.

Remarks: This is a monotypic deep sea genus known only from the type locality near the coast of North Carolina ( USA).