Euclavarctus thieli Renaud-Mornant, 1975b

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47. Euclavarctus thieli Renaud-Mornant, 1975b

Euclavarctus thieli n. g., n. sp. ( Renaud-Mornant 1975b)

Euclavarctus thieli (Romano III et al. 2011)

Terra typica: Indian Ocean ( Somalia, Africa)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 47 ° 37′8′′N, 08°38′6′′W; 2205 m bsl: [FAO27] France, Bay of Biscay. Renaud-Mornant (1983)

• 47 ° 34′6′′N, 09°02′W; 3039 m bsl: [FAO27] France, Bay of Biscay. Renaud-Mornant (1983)

• 47 ° 31′2′′N, 09°04′2′′W; 2726 m bsl: [FAO27] France, Bay of Biscay. Renaud-Mornant (1983)

• 27°07′N, 92°20′W; 1875–2635 m bsl: [FAO31] Undefined locality, USA, Gulf of Mexico. Romano III et al. (2011)

Indian Ocean:

• 07°54.1′N, 50°36.0′E / 07°54′N, 50°36′E; 2600 m bsl: [FAO51] Type Locality: Somalian coast, Station 121, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1975b)

• 05°44.0′N, 49°30.0′E / 05°44′N, 49°30′E; 2650 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 126, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1975b)

Pacific Ocean:

• 17°55′S, 78°34′W; 3200 m bsl: [FAO87] ca. 450 km of the coast of Peru, abyssal depth. Renaud-Mornant (1981d)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 4, Indian Ocean: 2, Pacific Ocean: 1; total: 7.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO27: 3, FAO31: 1, FAO51: 2, FAO87: 1; total: 7.

Remarks: This abyssal species (found only in abyssal sediments greater than 1800 m bsl) has been reported from a few localities in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and recently from an undefined locality in the Gulf of Mexico.